Your Guide to Buying a Home in Bainbridge Island, WA

Buying a Home in Bainbridge Island, Washington

(Sailing off Bainbridge Island with the Olympic Mountains in the distance.)

Bainbridge Island is located in Kitsap County

One of the Best Cities to Live in America!

Voted 2nd Best Place to Live in the United States by CNN/Money magazine in 2005!
Bainbridge Island's crime rate is known as one of the safest cities in both the Seattle-region and the nation.

Island Geography...

Located on the west side of Puget Sound directly across from Seattle, Bainbridge Island's 28 square miles of land is wrapped by 45 miles of shoreline... home to 20,000+ islanders.

Connected to the Kitsap Peninsula by State Hwy 305 across the Agate Passage Bridge and to Seattle by the second busiest ferry route in the country... downtown Seattle's best commute.

Shopping & Dining...

Downtown "Winslow" is an easy and fun several blocks of markets, banks, restaurants, book stores and galleries, entertainment, health care, specialty stores... bordered by Waterfront Park on Eagle Harbor.

Villages at Rolling Bay, Lynwood Center and Island Center provide more shopping and eating places.  Plus a shopping center just north of Winslow.

Education & Arts...

Bainbridge's own school district, supported by active parents, volunteers and enviable tax and charitable backing, is one of Washington's best.  Complemented by special programs, private schools and home schooling coordinated with the public district.

Talented authors, poets, painters, actors, musicians and other artists enhance island life.  Great opportunities for all ages to participate.

Sports & Recreation...

One of the country's largest municipal park systems per capita plus 2 state parks provide beaches, picnicking, tennis, sports fields, camping, trails, kayaking... an indoor aquatics center... even stargazing.

With 5 sheltered harbors, marinas and yacht clubs, and the Waterfront Park dock, marine activities abound.

Seattle...

A relaxing half-hour by ferry... close to financial, shopping, theater and medical districts, Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, the Mariners, Seahawks and Sonics.

Each ferry carries up to 2,500 people and 220 cars.  With about 2 dozen round-trips a day, the Bainbridge Island~Seattle route carries over 7 million passengers a year... outdone only by New York's Staten Island Ferry.