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Port Townsend

Port Townsend, Washington crime and tract data guide. Read the citywide pattern first, then move into tract pages and comparison pages to see where the local differences are most pronounced.

Population
33,577
Port Townsend covered by 11 underlying areas.
Violent crime
3.6 / 1k
Violent crime has increased 157% since 2021.
Property crime
14.8 / 1k
Property crime has declined 10% since 2021.
Market rent
$2,745
Market rent does not yet have a long enough history to describe a full trend. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Signals

What Port Townsend is signaling right now

City-level signals summarize safety, market pressure, quality, and upside without loading the application bundle.

Safety

50/100

Scores in the 50th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

73/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 73rd percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

60/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 60th percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

Benchmarks

Port Townsend compared with Washington

Port Townsend city pages are rolled up from tract-level metrics, then linked into tract pages and city comparison reads so you can move from the citywide pattern into the places driving it.

Violent Crime

3.6 / 1k

3.7 / 1k state · 4.0 / 1k national

Property Crime

14.8 / 1k

32.5 / 1k state · 19.6 / 1k national

Market Rent (ZIP-derived)

$2,745

$2,041 state

Permits 12M

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