Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Its best grade is for health (A−): CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 83% of the country. It is strong on schools as well: its public schools beat 76% of Washington towns on state tests and graduation. What counts against it is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $676K, 6.5 years of the Bremerton metro’s $104K median household income. Overall, that makes a B+, good for 58th of 285 in Washington. On that grade it does better than 69% of U.S. towns. Doe-Kag-Wats is on the National Register of Historic Places. Indianola’s average commute is 38 minutes, where Washington’s towns sit at 27 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Indianola is from typical.
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Where Indianola beats most towns.
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 3 maps from 1953 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Where Indianola’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Ordered by what stands out in Indianola.
Indianola has fewer 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Seattle and beyond.
Among adults in Indianola, 7.4% worry about having enough food. Of 31 CDC measures, Indianola beats the Washington average on 10 and trails it on 3.
| Indianola | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 71% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 7.4% | 10% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Indianola | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 10.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Indianola Waterfront & Woodland Preserve, at 81 acres with 1.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Across 2 parks and preserves: 5.1 miles of trail. Its trail network density comes in at 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Indianola | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Indianola Waterfront & Woodland Preserve | 1.5 mi | 81 |
| 2. Mavis Olson Community Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Indianola has 147 jobs for its 1,275 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 37.9 minutes, against 26.6 across Washington.
Indianola: 21% of workers work remotely from home. For most workers, Indianola is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Indianola grew to 147 in 2023, 49 more than in 2013. Half commute less than 12 miles.
| Indianola | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 38 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 21% | 15% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 5% | 8% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Seattle Sand Pt Wsfo weather station, 13 miles away, records that about 2 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 95% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 75.5°, cooler than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.8°.
Indianola’s midsummer high comes in at 76°F. About 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Indianola | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 76°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 35°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just over two in five adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Indianola. Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (24% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide). The age of the median resident for Indianola comes to 45.7 years.
| Indianola | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.7 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 30% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 16% | 18% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women.
| Indianola | WA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.1% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 9.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.9% | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 14.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.9% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.4% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.5% | 21% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.6% | 24% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.1% | 15.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,500, single groups can be off by several points
The share of households in Indianola who own their home: 82%. The typical home value in the town is about $676,000, up 1.1% in a year, 15% above the Washington typical home. The town’s median rent is $1,443 a month.
| Indianola | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,443 a month | $1,740 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA puts 46% of Indianola’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 25% to tsunamis. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2007.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Indianola. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
14 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
13 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground
12 mi Stadium & arenaHusky StadiumSpace Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Husky Stadium: Atomic Taco, CC BY-SA 2.0
Indianola is unincorporated, so Kitsap County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
16 within 15 miles of the center of Indianola
About 4 of every 100 Indianola residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
CDP in Washington, United States
Indianola (Lushootseed: dəxʷsisaaʔ lit. "dizzy") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington, United States, located on the north shore of Port Madison on the Port Madison Indian Reservation, home of the Suquamish Indian Tribe. The population was 3,664 at the 2020 census. It was originally established as a summer community and was a stop for Mosquito Fleet ferries until the 1950s.
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One town shares a border with Indianola.
Indianola and Suquamish report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Indianola with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Indianola grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #58 of 285 in Washington. It grades A− for health and A− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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