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Mercer Island Excels Again

Once again, Mercer Island has been recognized for the wonderful place to live that all of us know to be the case.Β  In the Coldwell Banker survey of Top Suburbs in America, Mercer Island came in at Number 5 with the following description - great to see:

Mercer Island, Wash. (Suburb of Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue / King County)

Growth in Employed Persons: 3.5 percent

Average Commute Time: 20 minutes

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Mercer Island, Wash., holds the title of most populated island on a lake within the United States, and is the 50th largest city in the State of Washington. Being connected to Seattle by the second longest floating bridge in the world, this suburb emphasizes its jobs in professional services, which makes up the leading industry found within Mercer Island, followed by sectors of finance, retail and education.

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