ZIP Code 98359

ZIP code 98359, near Bremerton, sits in affluent territory: a median household income of $114,091 and per-capita income of $51,653 place it well above the middle. Home values run high too, with a median of $610,500, yet the county-level effective property tax rate of 0.77% keeps annual bills comparatively restrained against that price. Sales tax, by contrast, reaches 9.20% on purchases. Households here earn enough that the property tax load stays proportional to their means, while the sales rate applies evenly to everyday spending. The combination points to a well-off area where taxes lean more on consumption than on ownership.