Poulsbo, WA: how dark is the sky here?

Satellite radiance puts Poulsbo in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 51.5% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Poulsbo.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

How far Poulsbo is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Bainbridge Island, WA, roughly 9 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

Bainbridge Island, WA is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

How Poulsbo compares nationally

Poulsbo, WA counts roughly 12,562 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Poulsbo places 1,644 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.