Across the Purdy bridge
Key Peninsula Real Estate
Key Peninsula is its own market, not an extension of Gig Harbor. Lots run larger, prices per acre run lower, and much of the shoreline is the kind of quiet, low-bank waterfront that disappeared from Gig Harbor's market years ago.
How this market is different
More land, more privacy
Acreage is the norm here, not the exception. Five and ten acre parcels trade regularly, and wells, septic systems, and private roads are part of most transactions. That changes both the inspection process and the financing conversation.
Waterfront value
The peninsula has an enormous amount of shoreline relative to its population: Case Inlet, Carr Inlet, and the coves between them. Comparable frontage typically costs meaningfully less than it would on the Gig Harbor side of the Purdy bridge.
One road in
Highway 302 through Purdy is the main access, and it shapes commute planning the same way the Narrows bridge shapes Gig Harbor's. Buyers should drive it at peak hours before committing, and sellers should know how to position around it.
The communities
Individual guides for each community are in the works. For now, here's the lay of the land.
Key Center
The commercial crossroads of the peninsula
Guide coming soon
Vaughn
Historic bay-front community on Vaughn Bay
Guide coming soon
Home
Waterfront village on Von Geldern Cove
Guide coming soon
Lakebay
Shoreline and forest along Mayo Cove
Guide coming soon
Longbranch
The quiet southern end, deep-water moorage
Guide coming soon
Wauna
The gateway at the Purdy bridge
Guide coming soon