Mercer Island homebuyers are working with a $2,200,000 median price point, 424% above the national figure. Against the $190,000 median household income in the area, that's a 11.6x multiple.
Property taxes in Mercer Island run 0.89% of assessed value, below the 1.1% national average. On the median home, that's $19,580 a year, or $1,632 added to the monthly payment.
Washington charges no state income tax. Every dollar of the $190,000 median household income here converts more directly into covering the $13,898/month payment.
Mercer Island's cost of living index is 211, above the 100 national baseline. That's on top of the housing numbers above, not instead of them.
Mercer Island's median home price runs 182% higher than nearby Seattle: $780,000 there versus $2,200,000 here.