Population
Gardena
59,765
Bremerton
44,531
Median Income
Gardena
$79,291
Bremerton
$74,399
Home Value
Gardena
$667,600
Bremerton
$409,500
Rent
Gardena
$1,761
Bremerton
$1,535
Crime Rate
Gardena
7.03
Bremerton
4.34
Cost of Living
Gardena
162.7
Bremerton
135.7
Avg Temp
Gardena
N/A
Bremerton
N/A
Unemployment
Gardena
5.2%
Bremerton
5.2%
How Similar Are Gardena & Bremerton?
Bremerton is Gardena's #14 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Gardena
59,765
Bremerton
44,531
Gardena has a 25% larger population than Bremerton.
Violent Crime
Gardena
7.03
Bremerton
4.34
Gardena has a 38% higher violent crime than Bremerton.
Property Crime
Gardena
30.51
Bremerton
28.15
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 8% difference.
Political Leaning
Gardena
31.9%
Bremerton
37.9%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Bremerton has a stronger Democratic lean (16% difference).
Unemployment
Gardena
5.2%
Bremerton
5.2%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 0% difference.
Median Income
Gardena
$79,291
Bremerton
$74,399
Both cities have similar median income — just a 6% difference.
Home Values
Gardena
$667,600
Bremerton
$409,500
Gardena has a 39% higher home values than Bremerton.
Education
Gardena
20.1%
Bremerton
18.1%
Both cities have similar education — just a 10% difference.
Demographics
Gardena
14.3%
Bremerton
68.7%
Bremerton's demographics is significantly higher than Gardena's — 79% difference.
Cost of Living
Gardena
162.7
Bremerton
135.7
Gardena has a 17% higher cost of living than Bremerton.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Gardena and Bremerton share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Bremerton leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Bremerton leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDBremerton scores 180.0 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 244.1 in Gardena. Bremerton has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,548 vs $2,085 in Gardena (35% lower). Bremerton has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,031 vs $2,601 in Gardena (28% lower).
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Housing Market — Bremerton leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGardena has a median home value of $667,600 vs $409,500 in Bremerton (63% higher). Bremerton has a median property tax of $2,963 vs $4,309 in Gardena (45% lower). Gardena has a vacancy rate of 5.2% compared to 6.5% in Bremerton.
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Jobs & Economy — Gardena leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGardena: 32,041 vs Bremerton: 25,502 for labor force. Gardena has a poverty rate of 11.1% compared to 13.5% in Bremerton. Gardena has a government sector of 40.9% compared to 36.6% in Bremerton.
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Crime & Safety — Bremerton leads
Source: FBI UCRBremerton has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.48 compared to 2.01 in Gardena. Bremerton has a assault rate (per 1k) of 2.76 compared to 4.69 in Gardena. Gardena has a property crime clearance of 13.9% compared to 8.2% in Bremerton.
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Schools & Education — Gardena leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauGardena has a bachelor's degree or higher of 20.1% compared to 18.1% in Bremerton. Gardena has a high school diploma or higher of 36.2% compared to 34.5% in Bremerton.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGardena has a population of 59,765, about 1.3x the size of Bremerton (44,531). Bremerton skews younger with a median age of 33.0 vs 39.8.
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Gardena
Bremerton
Healthcare — Bremerton leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareBremerton: 4 vs Gardena: 2 for with emergency services. Bremerton: 3.8 vs Gardena: 2.8 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Bremerton leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBremerton has a bicycle of 1.1% compared to 0.3% in Gardena. Bremerton has a public transit of 7.7% compared to 2.7% in Gardena. Gardena has a drive alone of 73.4% compared to 55.6% in Bremerton.
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