Silverdale is an unincorporated community located in the heart of Kitsap County, and is a modern day boom town. Its recent rapid growth was prompted in part by Navy’s decision to build a base for Trident nuclear submarines at Bangor, and subsequently by its own economic and geographic attractions.

While Silverdale has no official population figure because it is unincorporated, its general area had only 2,000 residents in 1970, but is projected that by the year 2000 that figure will have skyrocketed to 20,000.

Silverdale hosts the peninsula’s premier commercial district and has been the site of rapid development and expansion of the retail, business, and housing sectors in Kitsap County.

It is home to Kitsap Mall, a large regional shopping center with 700,000 square feet of retail space. Anchored by Sears, The Bon, Lamont’s, Mervyn’s and JC Penny, there are well over 100 smaller stores which meet a wide variety of shopping needs.

Other retail developments, including Ross Plaza, Toys-R-Us, Kitsap Place, Costco, Towne Center, and Target Plaza provide a top-rate shopping experience to an estimated 250,000 shopping visitors from Kitsap, Mason, Jefferson and Clallam Counties.

As a result, of this retail growth, Silverdale has replaced the city of Bremerton as the retail hub of Kitsap County.

Silverdale and Central Kitsap enjoy one of the best school districts in the state.

More information about the community of Silverdale.

The Market:
The Silverdale/Central Kitsap housing market has seen an abundance of new construction and controlled residential development in recent years. Many homes have water frontage or mountain and marine views.

The average price for a 3 bedroom home runs from $135,000 to $145,000. Most homes are located within 15 minutes of central Silverdale.

Main Attractions:

• Kitsap Mall ---the regional shopping center for Kitsap County and the Olympic Peninsula, has five major stores and dozens of smaller shops and restaurants.
• Bangor Submarine Base ---home of the Pacific Trident Submarine fleet.
• Naval Undersea Warfare Engineering Station, Keyport ---where the Navy tests torpedoes and other underseas warfare devices.
• Naval Undersea Museum ---located at the above base in Keyport. See the history of undersea warfare and other maritime exhibits.
• Waterfront Park ---located adjacent to "Old Towne" with the Silverdale Pier and Marina, home to Silverdale's premier community event, "Whaling Days" .
• Hood Canal ---a pristine marine paradise of unparalleled beauty framed by the Olympic Mountains to the west.
• Brownsville Marina ---moorage and boat launching.
• Seabeck and Holly ---historic communities on or near the Hood Canal.
• Silverdale's "Old Towne" ---with unique specialty shops, historical murals and museum, located near waterfront park.
• Memorial Pole ---located at Kitsap Place across from Kitsap Mall, depicting Chief Kitsap in traditional Salish Indian art.
• Scenic Beach State Park, near Seabeck on the Hood Canal (8 miles west of Silverdale).
• Kitsap Pavilion houses concerts, conventions, home and auto shows, athletic events, and more.
• Kitsap County Fairgrounds is home to the annual Kitsap County Fair, and offers the best rodeo and 4-H facilities in the area---other facilities include a stadium, tennis courts, soccer field, and ball fields.

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