Metropolitan market · Washington · September 2026 data

What is the Bremerton, WA real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Bremerton, WA asks $649,500, down 4.2% year over year. Homes spend a median of 51 days on market, with 801 active listings and 24% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 53% of active listings, and inventory sits at 139% of the same month in 2019 — a balanced market. Estimated gross rental yield on the median listing is 3.8%. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$649,500
▼ 4.2% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$311
2,159 sq ft median
Median days on market
51
September 2026
Active listings
801
For sale now
New listings
292
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
24%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
139%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
53%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$595,280
▼ 0.2% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
99.8%
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Homes sold / month
369
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Bremerton, WA housing market doing right now?

The Bremerton, WA housing market lists at a $649,500 median as of September 2026, down 4.2% year over year, with a 51-day median market time and 801 homes for sale (24% with a price cut). Active inventory is 139% of the 2019 level, reading as a balanced market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule. Gross rental yield is about 3.8%.

Bremerton housing market statistics

The table summarizes Bremerton's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data. Closed-sale figures are Redfin's July 2026 data, the latest settled month Redfin reports for Bremerton.

Bremerton, WA housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$649,500-4.2% YoY
Median price per sq ft$3112,159 sq ft median
Median days on market51-3% YoY
Active listings801+18% YoY
New listings this month292September 2026
Listings with a price cut24%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$595,280-0.2% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio99.8%Closed sales, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Pending-to-active ratio53.5%428 pending
Inventory vs 2019139%Active listings vs same month in 2019
Gross rental yield3.8%2BR fair market rent

How have home prices changed in Bremerton?

Bremerton home prices are down 4.2% year over year and -3.8% month over month as of September 2026, at a $649,500 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$699K$683K$667K$651K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Bremerton WA · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$699K$624K$549K$475K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Bremerton WA · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Bremerton?

Bremerton has 801 active listings, 292 new this month, 428 pending as of September 2026. About 24% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 139% of its 2019 level — a balanced market by pace.

Active listings
801
New this month
292
Pending
428
Price-reduced
194

Is Bremerton a good real estate investment?

Bremerton scores 38/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #696 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
38/100
#696 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
-5.0%
▼ Cooling · model output, not advice
Price volatility
High
σ 7.6% · 20-yr price-index swings
Momentum
24
Value
45
Rental yield
41
Supply risk
86
Market heat
82

Bremerton scores 38/100 on our composite Investor Score (#696 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; the metro's long-run house price index has it up 36% over five years and +118% over ten, leaving prices 42% above its own 2000–2019 trend; at the published FY2026 fair market rent of $2,031/mo for a two-bedroom, the gross rental yield on the median listing is about 3.8%; active inventory sits at 139% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 4.2% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Bremerton ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Bremerton?

A home at Bremerton's $649,500 median listing runs about $3,555 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$3,209/mo
−$346/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$3,555/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$3,915/mo
+$359/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $649,500 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Bremerton?

To buy Bremerton’s $649,500 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $171,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($3,988/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.7× the area’s $98,546 median household income, so a typical Bremerton household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Bremerton, WA — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$649,500September 2026
Down payment (20%)$129,900Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$3,555/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.80% effective rate)$433/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$171,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$98,546Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Bremerton housing market?

Longer-run demand in Bremerton shows up in 1,780 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +1,275 residents; -2.7% job growth. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Moderate. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
1,780
▲ 37.6% vs 2024
6.4 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+1,275
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$117.9M/yr
Job growth (YoY)
-2.7%
▼ 95.3k nonfarm jobs · August 2026
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Moderate
National hazard index · top hazard: Earthquake

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Bremerton housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Bremerton?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Bremerton, WA is $649,500, down 4.2% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Bremerton?
The median home listed in Bremerton asks $649,500 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $3,555 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Bremerton?
The median property in Bremerton spends 51 days on the market, with 801 homes actively listed and 24% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Bremerton?
With a median 51 days on market and 24% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 53% of active listings, Bremerton reads as a balanced market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Bremerton a good place to invest in real estate?
Bremerton scores 38/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #696 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Bremerton?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Bremerton and the wider Washington market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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Naomi Whitfield Real Estate Data Analyst

Naomi Whitfield is a real estate data analyst who builds metro-level price, inventory and days-on-market datasets from public MLS aggregates and county records. She reviews WealthyBud's market pages for data accuracy before they publish.

Editorial persona: WealthyBud bylines are editorial personas, not real individuals. Pages are produced by the WealthyBud research team from the public data cited on each page.