Mercer Island, WA Area Guide

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Mercer Island Area Facts

Mercer Island has a Livability Score of 75_/100, which is considered excellent
Mercer Island crime rates are 62% lower than the Washington average
Cost of living in Mercer Island is 121% higher than the Washington average

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Family Friendly

Family friendly

Public transit is accessible

Public transit is accessible

Walkable to grocery stores

Walkable to grocery stores

Yards are well-kept

Yards are well-kept

Lots of parks

Lots of parks

Walkable to restaurants

Walkable to restaurants

Friendly neighbors

Friendly neighbors

Safe at night

Safe at night

Pet-friendly

Pet friendly

Streets have sidewalks

Streets have sidewalks

Quite Area

A quiet area

Sense of community

Sense of community

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Best Areas on Mercer Island 4 rating By Anonymous ( May 10, 2018) It's a small city of about 25,000 people that covers the entire island, hence the name. Living on Mercer Island as a teenager, I knew it was the posh part of town, but to me it was just home. It's still in the top 100 richest ZIP codes in the United States, but other parts of Sea ...Read More ttle's Eastside have also entered those ranks.

There are excellent schools on Mercer Island, as is common in affluent communities, but the island is also home to Washington State's only coed Jewish high school. The restaurants are nice, and there are some lovely parks, but if you really want to go clubbing or hit theater or major sporting events, you drive to Seattle for that.

Mercer Island has a great celebration and fireworks display for Independence Day, as well as being a focal point of the Blue Angels' performance for Seafair every year in August. Sometimes they even close the bridges temporarily so drivers are not distracted by the Blue Angels practicing or performing. Read Less

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F Amenities

Are there many local amenities in Mercer Island? Well, there are not many amenities close to this location.

Parks

Miller Landing

Rotary Park

Hollerbach Park

Forest Landing

Deane's Children's Park

Franklin Landing

Homestead Field

SE 56th St Landing

Entertainment

Seward Park Amphitheater

Luther Burbank Amphitheatre

Columbia City Theater

Ark Lodge Cinemas

Amphitheatre

AMC Loews Factoria 8

The Beacon Cinema

Tobya Art Gallery

Food & Drink

Pagliacci Pizza

Einstein Bros. Bagels

McDonald's

Subway

Menchie's

Barrels Wine Bar

Qdoba

Cloud 9

A+ Commute

Is public transit available in Mercer Island? Of all people who commute, 9.6% take public transportation in Mercer Island.

Drive to Work

61%

16% lower than the US average

Take Public Transit

10%

5% higher than the US average

Walk to Work

4%

1% higher than the US average

F Cost of Living

What is the cost of living in Mercer Island? The cost of living in Mercer Island is 261/100 - which is 121% higher than Washington.

161% more expensive than average

18% more expensive than average

National cost of living index

A Crime

What is the crime rate in Mercer Island? Mercer Island crime rates are 1,229, which are 62% lower than Washington

1,229 per 100k people

46% lower than the US average

Chance of being a victim

46% lower than the US average

Year-over-year crime

Year over year crime is down

A+ Employment

What is the median income in Mercer Island? The median income in Mercer Island is $150,506 which is 139% higher than Washington.

Median household income

$150,506172% higher than the US average

Income per capita

$95,368220% higher than the US average

Unemployment rate

70% lower than the US average

A+ Health & Safety

Is Mercer Island a healthy and safe place to live? Yes, there are many hospitals, police and fire stations.

Hospitals

Pharmacies

Walgreens

Rite Aid

Rite Aid

Doctors

B Housing

What are Mercer Island home prices? Mercer Island home prices are $1,386,300 - which is 415% higher than Washington

Median home value

$1,386,300651% higher than the US average

Median rent price

$2,166128% higher than the US average

5% higher than the US average

A+ Schools

Does Mercer Island have good schools? The Mercer Island graduation rate is 98% - which is 13% higher than Washington

High school grad. rates

18% higher than the US average

School test scores

78% higher than the US average

Student teacher ratio

27% higher than the US average

A+ User Ratings

Is Mercer Island a good place to live? Mercer Island has an overall rating of 84% from 16 reviews.

Overall user rating

16 total ratings

User reviews rating

1 total reviews

User surveys rating

15 total surveys