There are 23 residential care homes serving Mercer Island, Washington. This includes 5 in Mercer Island and 18 nearby. The mean cost per day for senior board and care in Washington is approximately $107, with costs running between $25 and $225 daily. On a per month basis, this equates to a median expenditure of $3,188, with costs ranging from about $750 to $6,750. The mean annual cost is $38,250, which is greater than the US average of $31,500.
Costs of residential care in Mercer Island, WA range between $1,384 per month and $5,633 per month. The median cost is $3,188 per month, or around $38,250 yearly.
Mercer Island is a small city in King County, Washington. While the encompassing metropolitan area contains 5,380,824 residents, there are 22,699 residing in the city itself. Approximately 34% of the residents are 55 and over.
Mercer Island has an excellent SeniorScore™ of 89. The median housing price in the city is $1,296,000, which is significantly higher than the Washington average of $325,500. Mercer Island has a low unemployment rate of approximately 4.18%. The city's median household income is $123,000 ($77,000 per capita), versus an average of $51,000 for the whole of Washington.
Mercer Island has moderate average temperatures, with comfortable winters and pleasant summers. The area gets average amounts of precipitation annually. Mercer Island has very poor air quality ratings, good water quality, and an exceptionally low crime rate compared to other cities in the United States.