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A town of 20,685, settled in 1890.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Silverdale grades B overall, ranked 78th of 285 in Washington. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 89% of the country. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $602K, 5.8 years of the Bremerton metro’s $104K median household income. Silverdale is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. Silverdale’s median rent is $2,143 a month, above both the Washington town median ($1,737 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Jackson Hall Memorial Community Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Silverdale beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald Heights Elementary | PK–5 | 466 |
| Clear Creek Elementary School | PK–5 | 448 |
| Silver Ridge Elementary | PK–5 | 430 |
Where Silverdale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Silverdale is from typical.
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Census counts: 7,660 in 1990, 20,733 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1974 and 5 maps from 1937 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Silverdale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
Big draw21 mi National ParkOlympic National Park3.6M visitors a year
17 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
17 mi Ancient siteSeattle UndergroundSpace 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
Silverdale 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Silverdale.
Silverdale draws workers from Bremerton and beyond and has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns.
11,563 jobs are based in Silverdale, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Silverdale for work: only 16% work in town. 9.1% of workers work from home in Silverdale. The top destinations are Seattle (14%), Bremerton (12%) and Poulsbo (6%).
| Silverdale | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 4.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9.1% | 15% | 11% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Central Kitsap School District. Two of its 10 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgetop Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 784 | – |
| Central Kitsap High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,564 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
71% of Silverdale adults had a checkup this year. Silverdale beats the Washington average on 4 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 9.7% of Silverdale adults smoke cigarettes.
| Silverdale | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 71% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Silverdale | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.7% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 2007, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Silverdale.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
7.9 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Petersen Farm, at 140 acres.
| Silverdale | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Silverdale Wetlands- Clear Creek | 1.5 mi | 46 |
| 2. Schold Farm - Clear Creek | 1.4 mi | 108 |
| 3. Petersen Farm | 0.6 mi | 140 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
July afternoons average 75.8°, cooler than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.5°.
Silverdale has mild winters and cool summers. Silverdale’s July high is 76°F. About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Silverdale | 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
People 65 and older are 21% of residents (17% statewide). 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across Washington.
| Silverdale | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 30% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.1 points). Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 42.9, men 38.7.
| Silverdale | WA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.1% | 9.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.3% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.6% | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 14.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.6% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.2% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.1% | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.3% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.6% | 21% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.7% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.6% | 24% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.7% | 15.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical Silverdale home is worth about $602,000, up 1.3% in a year, close to the Washington typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Silverdale
About 6 of every 100 Silverdale residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.
Place in Washington, United States
Silverdale is an unincorporated community in Kitsap County, Washington, in the United States. Despite many attempts at incorporation, Silverdale has not become a city. The population was 20,733 at the 2020 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Silverdale as a census-designated place (CDP). Silverdale ranks 158th among 522 areas in Washington for which per capita income data is collected.
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2 towns share a border with Silverdale.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silverdale | #78 | B | D | — | B+ | A |
| Bangor Base | #91 | B | D− | — | A− | A |
| Chico | #29 | A− | C | — | B+ | A |
Silverdale, Bangor Base and Chico report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Silverdale with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Silverdale grades B overall, better than 63% of U.S. towns and #78 of 285 in Washington. It grades A for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
