Bremerton, Washington Short-Term Rental Market
Bremerton's Puget Sound region STR market hit $293 ADR, 62.6% occupancy and $4,942 monthly revenue in September 2026.
Quick Answer: Bremerton, Washington is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Puget Sound/Bremerton market area is 63%. average monthly revenue in the Puget Sound/Bremerton market area is $4,942. average daily rate in the Puget Sound/Bremerton market area is $293. the top operator in the Puget Sound/Bremerton market area is Vacasa with 327 listings. market score is 70/100 (grade B).
Market data reflects the Puget Sound/Bremerton regional market, which includes Bremerton. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Bremerton.
Market Score Breakdown
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Market Overview
Bremerton is the largest city on Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula, with a population of 44,830, and a ferry gateway to downtown Seattle by a crossing of about an hour. Short-term rental performance is reported at a submarket level, so every performance figure on this page describes the Puget Sound region STR market, a shared area that includes Bremerton, Port Orchard, Bainbridge Island, Poulsbo, the Whidbey and Camano Island towns, Port Angeles and the San Juan Islands. That data is tracked at a shared regional level rather than uniquely for Bremerton, so this profile omits bedroom, channel and listing-type counts and top-operator names.
In September 2026 the Puget Sound region STR market averaged an ADR of $293 and occupancy of 62.6%, which produced average monthly revenue of $4,942 per listing. Against September 2025, occupancy was up 4.8%, ADR was up 6.4% and revenue was up 6.5%. Entire-place listings earned a higher ADR of $303.
The longer trend shows a market that has held its pricing power. Occupancy peaked at 69.4% in 2021, when ADR was $215. Since then occupancy settled near 55% to 57% through 2023 to 2025, while ADR climbed from $232 in 2022 and 2023 to $242 in 2024 and $251 in 2025. For 2026 through September, occupancy is 59.3%, ADR is $269 and average monthly revenue is $4,425, compared with $3,917 for full-year 2025.
Demand around Bremerton comes from naval and maritime heritage visitors (the USS Turner Joy and the Puget Sound Navy Museum sit on the downtown waterfront), Seattle weekend travelers arriving by ferry, military-connected visitors tied to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, and outdoor recreationists. No city-specific visitor count is published. At the county level, Visit Kitsap Peninsula reported 3.37 million total visits in 2024, including 1.3 million overnight stays, and $513.8 million in visitor spending, up 5.8%.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Jan | 36% |
| Feb | 47% |
| Mar | 50% |
| Apr | 56% |
| May | 58% |
| Jun | 69% |
| Jul | 79% |
| Aug | 79% |
| Sep | 63% |
| Oct | 50% |
| Nov | 45% |
| Dec | 45% |
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Top Short-Term Rental Operators in Puget Sound/Bremerton market area
Ranked by total active listings. Useful for understanding the competitive landscape. Operator data is published for the Puget Sound/Bremerton market as a whole, which includes Bremerton, so these counts are not Bremerton-only figures.
| # | Operator | Listings | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vacasa | 327 | 24,080 | ★ 4.52 |
| 2 | Evolve | 144 | 9,100 | ★ 4.83 |
| 3 | San Juan Property Management | 91 | 8,680 | ★ 4.73 |
| 4 | AvantStay | 83 | 6,296 | ★ 4.75 |
| 5 | Brigadoon Vacation Rentals | 58 | 3,491 | ★ 4.81 |
What Kind of STR Should I Buy in Bremerton?
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Booking Channel Mix
Distribution of bookings across major STR platforms.
| Channel | Share |
|---|---|
| airbnb | 47.1% |
| vrbo | 7.6% |
| both | 45.3% |
Home Value Trends (Bremerton)
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Booking Insights
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Short-Term Rental Regulations
Bremerton is a low-regulation market for short-term rentals. Short-term rentals are permitted, and the city has no STR-specific ordinance and no dedicated STR permit. Stays of under 30 days, such as Airbnb and VRBO bookings, are not covered by the City’s Landlord Business License, which applies only to long-term rentals of 30 days or more.
Operators instead need a Washington State business license (UBI) and must follow the statewide STR law, RCW 64.37. That law requires at least $1,000,000 in liability insurance (or a platform that provides equivalent coverage), posted safety and contact information, compliant carbon monoxide alarms, and remittance of applicable state and local taxes unless the booking platform handles it.
Lodging is subject to Bremerton’s 9.2% retail sales tax plus a city lodging tax. Airbnb and VRBO collect and remit Washington state and local lodging taxes automatically on stays of 29 nights or fewer.
Bremerton has no cap on nights per year, no owner-occupancy requirement and no primary-residence requirement. Zoning is the one item to check: STRs must comply with the general zoning rules for the property’s district, so confirm with the City of Bremerton or the Kitsap County Department of Community Development.
Enforcement is rated minimal. In unincorporated Kitsap County, a conditional-use-permit ordinance was drafted but deferred as too broad, and public outreach on a vacation rental policy continues, so stricter county rules may come later. No new Bremerton city STR ordinance had been adopted as of mid-2026.
Market Comparison
The Puget Sound region STR market posted strong figures in September 2026: occupancy of 62.6%, an ADR of $293 and average monthly revenue of $4,942, with occupancy up 4.8%, ADR up 6.4% and revenue up 6.5% year over year.
The strength is not a one-month event. For 2026 through September, ADR is $269 and occupancy is 59.3%, above the full-year 2025 occupancy of 55.5% and ADR of $251, and the market has posted ADR gains each year from $232 in 2023 to $242 in 2024, $251 in 2025 and $269 in 2026 so far. Year over year, revenue is up 6.5%.
The tradeoff is seasonality. January occupancy of 36.1% is far below the 79.4% of July, and only the summer months of June through September exceed 60% occupancy. Investors comparing Bremerton with year-round destination markets should model a short, strong summer and a long, softer winter.
Supply details such as bedroom mix, channel mix and top operators are tracked at a shared regional level rather than uniquely for Bremerton, so they are not compared here.
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