BAINBRIDGE ISLAND This 28-square-mile island offers a small-town ambiance yet is just a 35-minute ferry ride to downtown Seattle. Its 20,000 residents enjoy the island’s natural beauty, its farms, a winery, many hiking trails as well as the local arts. Boating residents enjoy the marinas, local marine services and the many quiet harbors lined with up-scaled homes, many with private docks, water, city and mountain views. Bainbridge is on almost everyone's list of Best Place to Live in the United States. Especially boaters who love to sail or cruise. Waterfront condo prices are $400,000 plus and waterfront homes start at around $1 million to over $5 million. Island living at it's best!