Location
Where the demand comes from.
Kitsap County's housing demand is employment-driven, and the employer is the Navy. The figures below carry their sources; verify them independently before you underwrite.
Location and market
On the Kitsap Way corridor, minutes from the shipyard.
Carr Boulevard sits just off Kitsap Way at Lyle Avenue — the retail spine between downtown Bremerton and Silverdale, with grocery, services and transit on the corridor.
Employment
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42,700
Naval Base Kitsap personnel — 24,340 civilian, 18,360 active duty. The county's largest employer.
Kitsap Economic Development Alliance, Kitsap Top Employers Report · July 14, 2026
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Up to $30B
Navy Multi-Mission Dry Dock program. RFP fall 2026, contracts 2027, construction from 2028 for up to ten years.
Kitsap Economic Development Alliance, Multibillion-Dollar Navy Dry Dock Project · July 21, 2026
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2,087 jobs
St. Michael Medical Center, ten minutes from the site.
Kitsap Economic Development Alliance, Kitsap Top Employers Report · July 14, 2026
Bremerton market snapshot
- $488,829
- Typical home value · +1.2% yr
- $462,150
- Median sale price
- $1,940/mo
- Average rent · +2.4% yr
- 9 days
- Median time to pending
Zillow Home Value Index and rent data, Bremerton WA · Data through July 31, 2026; median sale June 30, 2026.
New construction nearby
| Builder | Community | From | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lennar | Stoneridge townhomes, Silverdale | $399,950 | 1,298–1,684 SF |
| KB Home | McCormick Trails, Port Orchard (SFR) | $482,950 | — |
| LGI Homes | Eldorado (SFR) | $505,900 | — |
| Century Communities | Sinclair Ridge, Bremerton (SFR) | $609,990 | — |
$634,704 Average Bremerton-area new-home price across 1,223 homes in 317 communities. Fee-simple attached homes with garages at Carr Boulevard price under the detached product while sitting closest to the shipyard, the ferry and the Kitsap Way corridor.
NewHomeSource new-construction listings, Bremerton area · September 2026.