Community profile
Bainbridge Island.
Saltwater serenity with ferry-side ease and forested grandeur
Where you'll find us
Bainbridge Island on the map.
A 35-minute ferry from downtown Seattle, anchored in Puget Sound.
Positioning
A sense of place.
Bainbridge Island pairs a 35-minute ferry connection to Seattle with a landscape of wooded hills, scenic bays, and shoreline estates, creating one of Puget Sound’s most coveted island settings (City of Bainbridge Island, City of Bainbridge Island). Winslow serves as the island’s town center, while Lynwood Center, Rolling Bay, and Island Center anchor additional village-style hubs (City of Bainbridge Island). The result is a place where daily life can move from ferry dock to café, trail, gallery, garden, or marina with unusual ease (Visit Bainbridge Island, Bloedel Reserve).
Neighborhoods
Where you might land.
Winslow is the island’s compact downtown core, centered on the ferry landing, commercial streets, civic uses, and the walkable waterfront edge. The Winslow Subarea Plan page confirms it as a distinct planning area, and Redfin describes the neighborhood market as highly competitiv...
Wing Point is a peninsula neighborhood known for water views, golf course surroundings, and a mix of classic waterfront and view homes. A Redfin example for Wing Point shows waterfront features and a 1.6-mile high-school assignment example, reinforcing that this is a close-in but...
Eagle Harbor wraps the island’s central harbor edge and mixes waterfront homes, moorage-adjacent settings, and residential streets close to Winslow. It is one of the most maritime-feeling parts of the island, with shore access and a strong harbor identity. Redfin shows it as a ve...
Rolling Bay is an eastern-island neighborhood with a rural-residential feel, shoreline pockets, and roads that bend along bluffs and coves. Zillow’s area page shows a substantial housing market, while Redfin listing examples indicate school assignment distances typical of the eas...
Manitou Beach is a shoreline neighborhood on the island’s south side, with a strong waterfront orientation and a quieter, tucked-away feel. Redfin’s neighborhood page shows a median sale price at the high end of Bainbridge Island’s market, and Zillow has a dedicated area page wit...
Murden Cove is a small waterfront area on the island’s northeast side, defined by sheltered cove frontage and a quiet, edge-of-the-island feel. It is more of a cove-side sub-area than a large neighborhood, with homes typically oriented to water, woods, and narrow local roads. The...
Port Madison is one of Bainbridge Island’s classic north-end waterfront areas, with quiet shoreline, wooded lots, and a more secluded residential pattern than the south and central island. It has a strong marina-and-cove identity and feels more remote, with long drives and broad ...
Fletcher Bay is a wooded, northwestern shoreline area with a quieter suburban-rural mix and access to calm bay frontage. It feels less developed than central Bainbridge, with more privacy, larger lots, and a stronger relationship to the land and shoreline. The neighborhood is kno...
Battle Point is more inland and park-adjacent, anchored by open space, trails, and a broad, green residential setting. The area feels less coastal than many Bainbridge neighborhoods, with a stronger sense of acreage, woods, and neighborhood park access. Homes tend to be tucked in...
Manzanita is a north-central island area with a quieter residential feel, wooded terrain, and a more interior location than shoreline districts. It reads as classic Bainbridge suburban-woodland housing, with generous trees and a generally low-density pattern. The vibe is calm and...
Crystal Springs is a small inland neighborhood area with a quiet, wooded residential character. It is less about waterfront identity and more about privacy, tree cover, and neighborhood roads. Homes here typically feel tucked into the island landscape rather than exposed to major...
Pleasant Beach is a south-end waterfront and beach-adjacent area with a vacation-like shoreline feel. It sits closer to the island’s quieter leisure coast and has a strong orientation toward water, views, and access to the beach. The setting is more relaxed than downtown Bainbrid...
Lynwood Center is a small village-like node on the south island with a strong local center feel, including nearby dining, services, and trail access. It is more of a neighborhood hub than a purely residential pocket, and it feels livelier than the surrounding shoreline areas. The...
Fort Ward is a south-end residential area built around the historic state park and its wooded, coastal setting. It has a low-key, outdoor-oriented feel, with mixed inland and shoreline properties and a stronger sense of open space than the central island. The neighborhood is one ...
Point White is a southern shoreline point with a remote, private-feeling waterfront character. It tends to be defined by water access, longer drives, and a more secluded residential pattern than the town center. The terrain is coastal and sloping, with homes often positioned for ...
Blakely Harbor is a sheltered harbor area with a distinct waterfront identity and a mix of shoreline homes and boat-oriented settings. It feels quieter and more tucked in than Eagle Harbor, with the harbor itself shaping the landscape and neighborhood character. Homes here are us...
Country Club is a close-in residential area associated with established neighborhoods and golf-adjacent island living. It has a classic suburban-Bainbridge feel, with mature landscaping, quiet streets, and a more organized subdivision character than the more rural parts of the is...
For sale now
A sample of notable active listings.
Nine notable homes currently for sale in Bainbridge Island, refreshed weekly. Sourced from The Agency Bainbridge Island. Contact Raymond for private showings, full reports, or quiet-market opportunities.
Listings courtesy of NWMLS · Displayed via The Agency Bainbridge Island · View all in Bainbridge Island
Market snapshot
Bainbridge Island by the numbers.
Refreshed weekly. Public market data from Realtor.com, listing-side metrics, not sold-price detail. Reach out for a private market briefing tailored to your block, your price band, and your timeline.
Median listing price
$1,300,000
+0.46% YoY
Price per sq ft
$562
Median across active listings
Active listings
120
Currently on the market
Median days on market
27 days
Time from list to under contract
Market conditions
Balanced market
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Source: Realtor.com public market data · View Bainbridge Island on Realtor.com · Updated May 11, 2026
Dining
Where to eat.
Calendar
Annual events.
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Bainbridge Island Farmers’ Market
The island’s signature market runs outdoors at Town Square in City Hall Park and is a weekly anchor for local produce, prepared foods, flowers, and artisan goods. It is one of the
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BIMA Summer Art Market
The Bainbridge Island Museum of Art hosts an annual plaza market that highlights regional artists and makers. It complements the island’s strong gallery and studio culture.
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Winter Night Market
BIMA’s Winter Night Market turns the museum plaza into an illuminated holiday gathering with vendors and live music. It is one of the island’s most prominent seasonal shopping even
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Bainbridge Pride Festival
A dedicated Pride festival at Waterfront Park celebrating LGBTQ+ community and allies. Bainbridge Pride lists the event as an island celebration with a full-day schedule.
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Earth Month stewardship events
Bainbridge Island regularly hosts stewardship activities tied to Earth Month, including habitat and trail restoration. These events underscore the island’s strong conservation ethi
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Handwork 2026 / National Poetry Month programming
Official tourism listings note arts and poetry programming tied to National Poetry Month. The event calendar shows Bainbridge’s arts institutions using the spring season for commun
Commute & access
Getting around.
Bainbridge Island’s primary Seattle connection is the Washington State Ferries Seattle/Bainbridge Island route to Colman Dock in downtown Seattle; the city describes the crossing as 35 minutes, and its transportation plan notes the route covers 8.6 miles with service roughly every 40–50 minutes (City of Bainbridge Island Transportation Plan). The same plan frames the ferry and the Agate Pass Bridge as the island’s two public travel gateways, and notes that many islanders commute off-island by ferry or bridge (City of Bainbridge Island Transportation Element). For alternatives, Seattle–Bremerton is the major vehicle-and-passenger route and Kingston–Edmonds is the other key regional crossing; the city’s transportation materials show 60-minute Seattle–Bremerton sailings and 30-minute Kingston–Edmonds sailings in the referenced service tables (City of Bainbridge Island Transportation Plan). Walk-on riders gain more flexibility than vehicle users at peak periods, while drivers should plan for queueing and ferry-tied congestion surges on SR 305 around loading and unloading windows (City of Bainbridge Island Transportation Plan).
Frequently asked
Bainbridge Island in plain terms.
Optimized for natural-language search and AI retrieval.
What neighborhoods are in Bainbridge Island?
Bainbridge Island includes Winslow, Wing Point, Eagle Harbor, Rolling Bay, Manitou Beach, Murden Cove, Port Madison, and Fletcher Bay, along with 9 additional sub-areas. Each has its own character, from waterfront and view properties to wooded acreage and walkable village centers.
How long is the ferry or commute from Bainbridge Island to Seattle?
Bainbridge Island’s primary Seattle connection is the Washington State Ferries Seattle/Bainbridge Island route to Colman Dock in downtown Seattle; the city describes the crossing as 35 minutes, and its transportation plan notes the route covers 8.6 miles with service roughly every 40–50 minutes ([City of Bainbridge Island Transportation Plan](https://www.bainbridgewa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5636/c...
Where is Pride celebrated near Bainbridge Island?
The closest Pride event is Bainbridge Pride Festival. Bainbridge has a dedicated local Pride organization and festival, so this is the primary local Pride reference for the island.
What is the typical home price in Bainbridge Island?
Recent market snapshots show a high-price, low-velocity island market. Redfin reports an average Bainbridge Island home price of $1.11M and notes the market is most competitive with a score of 90/100; its city page also reports 15 new listings, a median listing price of $1.34M, and a typical 60 days on market in the most recent snapshot ([Redfin Bainbridge Island housing market](https://www.redfin...
Why work with Raymond Conners in Bainbridge Island?
Raymond is Managing Director and Managing Broker at The Agency Bainbridge Island. He represents buyers and sellers across all eleven Puget Sound communities served from the Winslow office, with deep market knowledge of Bainbridge Island and access to The Agency's global network.
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