More historic than 22% of U.S. towns · #169 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Most of Tracyton was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: maps from 1937 on and the census since 1980.
Founding year: the first Tracyton post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
History grade
What drives Tracyton’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Tracyton is more historic than 22% of U.S. towns, #169 of 285 in Washington. Its age holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Tracyton’s overall grade.
Few Washington towns list much on the Register (a typical Washington town has 0.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Tracyton’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (27% of Washington towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.4 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Tracyton’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Tracyton yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Tracyton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. Its population was 5,967 at the 2020 census. It was named for 19th century Secretary of the Navy Benjamin F. Tracy.
Its first post office opened in 1890. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 5,233 to 5,967 (+14%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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The Tracyton post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Tracyton rank for history?
Tracyton is more historic than 22% of U.S. towns, #169 of 285 in Washington. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Tracyton?
6% of Tracyton’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.4 points), against a typical 4.3% for a Washington town; the median home was built in 1983.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
