Bremerton vs Kahului
Metro-area medians — Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA Metro Area vs Kahului-Wailuku, HI Metro Area — not the cities proper.
Bremerton comes out ahead, winning 9 of the 10 clearly-decided measures.
Bremerton is both cheaper to live in (about 4% less) and higher-earning (about 8% more) than Kahului. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Bremerton.
Their widest everyday difference: the typical commute is shorter in Kahului — about 22.8 min versus 28.4 min.
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On $75,000 for just you, Bremerton leaves you about $5,901/yr better off after tax and local prices.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
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- + Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
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- + Median rent
- + Median home value
- + Unemployment
- + Bachelor's degree or higher
- + Air quality (median AQI)
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Bremerton vs Kahului — frequently asked
- Is Bremerton cheaper than Kahului?
- Bremerton is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 4% below Kahului's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
- Which has higher household income, Bremerton or Kahului?
- Bremerton has the higher median household income — $109,052 versus $101,168 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 8% more.
- Does a paycheck go further in Bremerton or Kahului?
- A paycheck stretches further in Bremerton. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $103,262 there versus $92,481 in Kahului.
- Which has cheaper rent, Bremerton or Kahului?
- Bremerton has cheaper rent — a median of $1,869/mo versus $1,943/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).