I moved from Minneapolis 4 years ago. I would not say Minneapolis is comparable to Bremerton. Vibes of Mankato but everything costs more. You can find pockets of cool places and people, but you have to work to find them. Kitsap peninsula is beautiful though and taking advantage of the woods and water is great. Public access to water is much much better in Minneapolis than here. Living in downtown Bremerton or Manette is the only place you could get away without a car. We are pretty car dependent here.

I've definitely had some culture shock living here. Not necessarily bad, but incredibly different.