Your Guide to Buying a Home in Poulsbo, WA

Buying a Home in Poulsbo, Washington

(Downtown hugs the Liberty Bay waterfront.)

Poulsbo is located in Kitsap County

"Little Norway" on Liberty Bay...

The Kitsap Peninsula is 360 square miles almost wrapped by 230 miles of shoreline.  It connects to the Olympic Peninsula across the Hood Canal Bridge and to the east shores of Puget Sound by 5 ferry routes, including the Kingston~Edmonds and Bainbridge Island~Seattle routes in the northern part of the County.

Running along the east shore of Liberty Bay, Poulsbo is the hub of the North Kitsap Peninsula... with the State Hwy 3 freeway running south to Bangor, Kitsap Mall, Silverdale, Bremerton, Port Orchard and beyond to Gig Harbor and Tacoma... State Hwy 305 southeast to Bainbridge Island... State Hwy 307~104 east to Kingston... and State Hwy 3 north to the Hood Canal Bridge.

Tradition...

The snow-peaked mountains and fjords reminiscent of Norway attracted early Norwegian and other Scandinavian immigrants.  The town's proud Nordic roots are reflected along historic Front Street and the waterfront park and marinas downtown.

The friendly people, shops, bakeries, restaurants and festive activities attract tourists throughout the summer and on into autumn.

Beyond Tradition...

Poulsbo is also community spirit, a highly-respected school system, and nice neighborhoods for its thousands of residents... an intermixing of older homes and the newest.

Along the Hwy 305 valley, which skirts around downtown, are a shopping center, professional and medical offices, service businesses, restaurants, corporate offices, and the peninsula's only "destination supermarket"... open 24/7 except for one day a year.

Recreation & Play...

Waterfront parks and public access sites around the County provide saltwater fishing, crabbing and shellfishing for everyone.  And for freshwater swimming and fishing there's Buck Lake County Park near Hansville north of Poulsbo.

Plus easy access to Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic Mountains, the Hoh Rain Forest and the bold Pacific Ocean coastline of the Olympic Peninsula.  Or take the Kingston ferry for skiing from Snoqualmie Pass and Stevens Pass up to Whistler in British Columbia.

For "big city" shopping, professional sports, theater, opera, and great dining, hop on board the ferry from Bainbridge Island to Seattle.