Rents are 12% below what Bremerton's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,879 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in Bremerton usually run 1.3% below trend in December and 1.2% above it in July, about $47 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Bremerton is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Bremerton changed +2.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 97 Washington cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.6%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Bremerton rose 35% while median household income rose 42.2% ($52,716 to $74,940). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Bremerton is 37.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($74,940) is $1,874 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,473); a 2-bedroom is $1,933.
The priciest of 4 ZIP codes in Bremerton, 98312 ($2,011/mo), costs 14% more than the cheapest, 98337 ($1,769/mo).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Bremerton. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Bremerton, WA is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, 28.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Bremerton, WA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Bremerton, WA paid around $1,500 a month. That figure now sits near $1,879, up 25.3% from the 2021 baseline. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $61,741 in 2021 to $74,940 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Bremerton, WA adding about 1,485 residents over the five-year window, up 3.4% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 26.4% to 28.5% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Bremerton, WA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Bremerton is $1,879/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,320/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,933/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,473/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,530/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($74,940/yr), Bremerton ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.7% over the past year.
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