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Lofall
Washington›Kitsap County

LofallWA

With 1,800 residents, this town was settled in 1912.

Earl Oatman House · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Lofall

Lofall, WA · Earl Oatman House · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Lofall a good place to live?

Lofall’s best subject grades are an A for health and an A− for incomes and the outdoors; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Only 38 of Washington’s 396 towns score lower on walkability. Lofall's schools outperform 76% of the state's. Among 286 Washington towns, just one has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Lofall. Lofall has 1 place on the National Register. The biggest park or preserve is Kitsap Memorial State Park, at 50 acres. Lofall has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Lofall for work

Where Lofall’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

18% → Poulsbo Poulsbo 18% 16% → Seattle Seattle 16% 8% → Bremerton Bremerton 8% 6% → Silverdale Silverdale 6% 6% → Bainbridge Island Bainbridge Island 6% 3% → Bellevue Bellevue 3% Lofall · 0% stay
173jobs based in Lofall
0%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Lofall grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Lofall is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

Space Needle and 126 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lofall. Close and well known come first.

All 158 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Space 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 · Olympic National Park: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Lofall: who provides what

Lofall is unincorporated, so Kitsap County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPuget Sound Energy17.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterVinland water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesKitsap CountyKitsap County provides services here
SchoolsNorth Kitsap School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Washington you can register online until 8 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 8 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereKitsap County AuditorKitsap County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP code9837098370 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Lofall.

HealthA

On CDC estimates, Lofall is healthier than nine in ten U.S. towns

The share of adults 18 to 64 in Lofall who have no health insurance: 5.5%. The town beats the Washington average on 13 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 15% of adults in Lofall get no exercise outside work; 5.6% worry about having enough food.

90%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
LofallWashington townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)30%33%36%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)15%18%25%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)5.6%10%14%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)75%71%79%
31 measures vs. Washington
13 better15 too close to call3 worse
What stands outLofallWA
Fewer adults facing food insecurity5.6%10.2%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity6.3%9.9%
More adults who have had cancer11.2%7.9%
Swedish Edmonds Hospital
14.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−

Most of Lofall’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.2 jobs for each of them

The middle household income in Lofall is $114,000. The town had 173 jobs in 2023, up 97 from 2013. Among working residents in the town, 0.4% work locally. Half of commuters travel less than 17 miles.

0%work in town
LofallWashington townsU.S. towns
Median household income$114,000$98,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town0.4%4.9%8%
Average trip to work24 minutes27 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Lofall0%
Poulsbo18%
Seattle16%
Bremerton8%
Silverdale6%
17 mi
median commute distance
173
jobs based in Lofall
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Expect mild winters and pleasant summers in Lofall

In Lofall, the July high is 75°F.

3″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter35–47°
Spring41–59°
Summer52–73°
Fall44–60°
Nov 14
typical first frost
Mar 29
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

Lofall has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from earthquakes

Lofall’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 65 of 100. FEMA puts 74% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 22% to inland flooding.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsA−

8.1% of the land in Lofall is protected from building

Lofall’s trail density stands at 0.4 miles per square mile. In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 0.7 miles of trail.

8.1%conserved
LofallWashington townsU.S. towns
Conserved land8.1%4%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.4 miles per square mile0.80.4
8.1%
conserved · 103 of 1,271 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Kitsap Memorial State Park0.7 mi50

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

HousingCost of living grade C

A home in Lofall sells for about $519K at the median

For households in Lofall, the share who own their home is 94%.

$519Kmedian sale price
2
homes sold in September

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lofall

17pages on Lofall
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Lofall

About Lofall

Census-designated place in Washington, United States

Lofall is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lofall had a population of 2,211. A post office called Lofall was established in 1912, and remained in operation until 1934. The post office was named after H. Lofall, the original owner of the land where the post office was. To its east lies Breidablick.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
2.0 sq mi
Elevation
115 ft
Area code
360

Questions about Lofall

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Lofall, WA expensive?

The typical home is worth about $528,000, 10% below the Washington typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.