Best PlacesCharleston, Bremerton, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Charleston, Bremerton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Charleston, Bremerton ranks 2,011th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Charleston, Bremerton
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Charleston, Bremerton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Charleston, Bremerton ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Charleston, Bremerton ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Charleston, Bremerton
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Charleston, Bremerton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $95,635; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Charleston, Bremerton's effective rate of 0.69%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Charleston, Bremerton
Charleston, Bremerton runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Charleston, Bremerton.
Who works in Charleston, Bremerton, and how
Work in Charleston, Bremerton centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 57%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 35%
Life in Charleston, Bremerton
Charleston, Bremerton has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 16 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Charleston, Bremerton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Charleston, Bremerton, month by month
Charleston, Bremerton sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 40° | 33° |
| April | 61° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 81° | 65° | 50° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Charleston, Bremerton
The nearest airport, Boeing Field/King County International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 18 miles away.
Charleston, Bremerton measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Charleston, Bremerton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Charleston, Bremerton
Is Charleston, Bremerton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Charleston, Bremerton ranks 2,011th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, heat safety, and quiet, and lowest on state infrastructure and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Charleston, Bremerton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $372,834. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $95,635 median income, cost of living beats 62% of neighborhoods.
Is Charleston, Bremerton safe?
Charleston, Bremerton is safer than 47% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $648 per resident a year.
Compare Charleston, Bremerton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Charleston, Bremerton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Charleston, Bremerton represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Charleston, Bremerton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Charleston, Bremerton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Charleston, Bremerton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Charleston, Bremerton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Charleston, Bremerton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Charleston, Bremerton detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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