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A town of 4,084, settled in 1908.
Suquamish grades B overall, ranked 80th of 285 in Washington, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools rank ahead of 76% of Washington towns and it is healthier than 75% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $86K, and 11% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $468K, 4.5 years of the Bremerton metro’s $104K median household income. Suquamish is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. Suquamish’s July high is 76°F, against 77°F in Washington’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Agate Pass Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Suquamish beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Suquamish Elementary School | PK–5 | 314 |
| Chief Kitsap Academy | K–12 | 74 |
| West Sound Academy | 6–12 | 97 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Suquamish is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,498 in 1980, 4,266 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1906 and 5 maps from 1937 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Suquamish. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
15 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
Big draw25 mi National ParkOlympic National Park3.6M visitors a year
15 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 · 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
Suquamish 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 Suquamish.
Suquamish has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Washington.
Its public schools are run by the North Kitsap School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suquamish Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 314 | – |
| Chief Kitsap AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 74 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
Within Washington it is healthier than 50% of the 285 graded towns: Washington sets a high bar.
74% of adults had a checkup this year in Suquamish. Suquamish beats the Washington average on 6 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 37% of adults have high blood pressure in Suquamish.
| Suquamish | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 71% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Suquamish | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.4% | 9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons average 75.5°, cooler than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.7°.
Suquamish has mild winters and cool summers. The January low in Suquamish is 36°F. About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Suquamish home is worth about $468,000, down 0.9% in a year, 20% below the Washington typical home. Suquamish’s median rent is $1,460 a month.
| Suquamish | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,460 a month | $1,740 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Suquamish since 2003.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Suquamish for work: only 9% work in town. Jobs based in Suquamish fell to 1,234 in 2023, 189 fewer than in 2013. 18% of Suquamish workers work from home.
| Suquamish | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 15% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 9% | 4.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (24% statewide). 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across Washington.
| Suquamish | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 45 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 30% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.6 points. Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women.
| Suquamish | WA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.1% | 9.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.3% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.1% | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 14.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.8% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.1% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.5% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.5% | 21% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.9% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.3% | 24% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.3% | 15.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,100, single groups can be off by several points
2.7 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Among 272 Washington towns, just 9 have a lower share of conserved land than Suquamish. The biggest park or preserve is Suquamish Nature Preserve, at 217 acres.
| Suquamish | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Suquamish Nature Preserve | — | 217 |
| 2. Cowling Creek Forest Preserve | — | 2 |
| 3. Suquamish Pathway Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
13 within 15 miles of the center of Suquamish
About 4 of every 100 Suquamish residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Suquamish is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. The population was 4,266 at the 2020 census. Comprising the Port Madison Indian Reservation, it is the burial site of Chief Seattle and was the site of the Suquamish tribe winter longhouse dxʷsəq’ʷəb, also known as the Old Man House. The region also hosts the Suquamish Museum.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Suquamish grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #80 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.
