Navy Yard CityWA
Population 2,672: a town established in 1909.
Is Navy Yard City a good place to live?
Navy Yard City’s weakest is schools (C−) — its schools rank behind 84% of the state's. It lags on cost of living as well (C) — the typical home is worth about $343K, 3.3 years of the Bremerton metro’s $104K median household income. Where it does best is walkability (A): it is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. The overall grade comes out at C−, 224th of 285 in Washington. That leaves it better than just over a fifth of U.S. towns. Just over a fifth of residents live below the poverty line locally, where Washington’s towns sit at 7.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and B− for incomes.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES.
What makes Navy Yard City stand out
Where Navy Yard City beats most towns.
Navy Yard City has grown 11% from 2010 to 2020
2,477 counted in 2010 and 2,759 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Navy Yard City grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Navy Yard City is from typical.
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Space Needle and 136 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Navy Yard City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
16 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
Big draw23 mi National ParkOlympic National Park3.6M visitors a year
16 mi Ancient siteSeattle UndergroundPhoto 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 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Olympic National Park: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Navy Yard City: who provides what
Navy Yard City 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Navy Yard City.
Navy Yard City has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Bremerton and beyond, but it has poverty well above the Washington rate.
Navy Yard City earns a C− for schools
Its one school is below. Enrollment at Navy Yard City’s public school: 283 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Hills S.T.E.M. AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 283 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
For most of its workers, the job is outside Navy Yard City
Navy Yard City has 218 jobs for its 975 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 20.4 minutes, against 26.6 across Washington.
The top destinations are Bremerton (20%), Seattle (15%) and Port Orchard (6%). Most people who work leave Navy Yard City to do it: just 1% work in town. 22% of Navy Yard City residents live below the poverty line. Also worth knowing: between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Navy Yard City dropped by 30, to 218.
| Navy Yard City | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a high hazard risk in Navy Yard City: earthquakes
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 69% of U.S. communities. Just over three quarters of Navy Yard City’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by inland flooding at 18%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and pleasant summers: that is Navy Yard City’s year
July afternoons average 76.8°, cooler than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 36°.
About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter. Navy Yard City’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 77°F.
| Navy Yard City | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 77°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 35°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Navy Yard City is less healthy than 52% of U.S. towns
The share of adults 18 to 64 in Navy Yard City who have no health insurance: 10%. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Navy Yard City is ahead of Washington on 2 and behind on 18. Among adults in the town, 21% report frequent mental distress and 29% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Navy Yard City | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 71% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Navy Yard City | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.5% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 30.7% | 34.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.7% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 0.8% of Navy Yard City
Across 1 park or preserve: 0.1 miles of trail.
| Navy Yard City | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. View Point Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Navy Yard City sells for about $385K at the median
Navy Yard City’s going rate for rent is $1,714 a month. 58% of households are owner-occupiers locally.
| Navy Yard City | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 71% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,714 a month | $1,740 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Navy Yard City
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Navy Yard City
About 9 of every 100 Navy Yard City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
99% of working residents leave Navy Yard City for work
Where Navy Yard City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Navy Yard City
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Navy Yard City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,759 at the 2020 census. It is considered a suburb of Bremerton, WA, and is nearly indistinguishable from the surrounding city.
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- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 115 ft
Navy Yard City’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Navy Yard City.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy Yard City | #224 | C− | C | — | C− | B− |
| Bremerton | #213 | C− | C− | C− | B− | A− |
| Port Orchard | #181 | C | D | C− | B+ | B+ |
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Questions about Navy Yard City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Navy Yard City, WA a good place to live?
Navy Yard City grades C− overall, better than 21% of U.S. towns and #224 of 285 in Washington. It grades B− for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Navy Yard City, WA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $343,000, 42% 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.