King County · Pop. 25,000

Mercer Island Real Estate — An island in Lake Washington. Top-tier schools. The view tax is real.

About Mercer Island

Mercer Island sits in the middle of Lake Washington — a ten-square-mile island connected to Seattle and Bellevue by I-90 floating bridges. It went from logging in the 1880s to wealthy summer cabins in the 1920s to one of the highest-priced residential markets in the United States. The Mercer Island School District is #1 or #2 statewide in any given year — the school premium is the dominant pricing factor.

Living in Mercer Island

• Luther Burbank Park — 77 acres of Lake Washington shoreline
• Mercer Island School District — consistently top-tier statewide
• Light rail station — direct to downtown Seattle in 12 minutes
• I-90 floating bridge access in both directions (Bellevue + Seattle)
• Mercer Island Beach Club, Aubrey Davis Park

Where the locals eat

• Bennett's Pure Food Bistro — American · Town Center
• Pon Proem Thai Cuisine — Thai

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