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47.46° N · 121.99° W · GEOID 5346215

Mirrormont

King County, Washington · part of the Seattle, WA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

WashingtonMirrormont, WAMirrormontMirrormont

The short answer

Mirrormont is home to 4,019 people. Median household income is $181,842 a year and median rent is $2,083 a month, 13.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $973,900, about 5.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,083
53% above the median place
Median household income
$181,842
126% above the median place
Median home value
$973,900
205% above the median place
Unemployment
4.8%
1% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Mirrormont

  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $152,400 a year left, more than in 94% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • 38% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 98% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,607 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 95% of places its size.
  • The median home is valued at $973,900, more than in 96% of places its size.
  • 92% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 93% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 100 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Mirrormont

King County loses about 7.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in94,148
Moved out109,084
Net−14,936

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Snohomish County, WA11,02617,266−6,240
Pierce County, WA9,50516,244−6,739
Maricopa County, AZ1,8172,460−643
Kitsap County, WA1,2902,186−896
San Diego County, CA1,5911,592−1

Within Washington, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WashingtonOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$103K
Leavers$133K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of King County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
2.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into King County report $103,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $133,000, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$83,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,083 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,690 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $973,900.
Getting to work
36 minutes each way on average; 38.4% work from home; 6.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Sea Cliff, NY matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
2.7%
53% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$132,967
89% above the median place
Income of households moving in6
$102,956
46% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMirrormontAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year12.7%53% below
Moved from another state1County figure3.5%75% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-7.9below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$102,95646% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$132,96789% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 92.3%, 39% above the median place.

Mirrormont13.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$83,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
13.7%
33% below the median place
Home price to income
5.4x
41% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
14%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$152,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Mirrormont, $2,083 a month, and local prices for everything else (102.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Mirrormont, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Poolesville, MD10.7% vs 13.7%$31,100Compare
Lucas, TX9.6% vs 13.7%$47,600Compare

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Homeownership1
92.3%
39% above the median place
Median home value1
$973,900
205% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,690
97% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureMirrormontAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,08353% above
Rent to income113.7%33% below
Property tax rate11.0%5% above
Home price to income15.4x41% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure111.110% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,54958% above
Property tax paid (median)1$9,319186% above
Median home value1$973,900205% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure0.9%72% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure36.5%29% below
Homeownership192.3%39% above
Renters paying 30%+152.8%4% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,69097% above
Vacant homes1County figure6.2%12% below
Median year built119780% above
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 38.4%, 208% above the median place.

Works from home1
38.4%
208% above the median place
Median household income1
$181,842
126% above the median place
Mean commute1
36 min
44% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMirrormontAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$181,842126% above
Income per person1$75,01287% above
Unemployment1County figure4.8%1% below
Average annual pay5County figure$136,848107% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.5%5% below
Jobs5County figure1,436,484above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate1County figure8.6%20% below
Mean commute136 min44% above
Works from home138.4%208% above
Commutes by transit1County figure6.8%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 98.7%, 7% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
98.7%
7% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
61.9%
93% above the median place
High school or higher1
95.8%
4% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age42.8 +10%
Household size2.6 +6%
Born abroad7.2% −18%
All 8 people measures
MeasureMirrormontAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,0196646th largest
Median age142.810% above
Bachelor's or higher161.9%93% above
High school or higher195.8%4% above
Household size12.66% above
Born abroad17.2%18% below
No health insurance1County figure5.2%19% below
Homes with broadband198.7%7% above
05

Life in Mirrormont

324 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 9 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents9.9 −2%
Playgrounds per 10k9.9 +6%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k5.0 −55%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails19 km 9.7×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars27.9 +34%
Shops25.8 −15%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.9 +44%
Doctors' offices and clinics25.0 +24%
Child care centers4.3 +87%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools10
533
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students10
277,999
above the median place (median 4,897)
Child care centers per 10k7
4.3
87% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureMirrormontAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure533above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure277,999above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure18.419% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure27.934% above
Shops per 10k7County figure25.815% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure5.944% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure25.024% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure4.387% above
Parks per 10k89.92% below
Playgrounds per 10k89.96% above
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k85.055% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails819.4above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure324above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 72°F, 17% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Mirrormont. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high11
72°F
17% below the median place
Annual precipitation11
75.4 in
72% above the median place
Natural hazard risk12
99.7
8% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureMirrormontAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure72°F17% below
January average low11County figure32°F26% above
Average temperature11County figure48°F13% below
Annual precipitation11County figure75.4 in72% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure99.78% above
Tornado risk12County figure73.210% below
Wildfire risk12County figure79.530% above
Heat wave risk12County figure98.29% above
Median air quality index13County figure430% above
Good air days13County figure67.1%2% below
08

Mirrormont in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$181,842 (2024)$234,500$198,000 to $277,000+4.3%
Median home value$973,900 (2024)$1,404,000$1,019,000 to $1,935,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 6.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Mirrormont

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Sea Cliff, NY$2,315$193,590Compare
North Bend, WA$2,091$175,109Compare
Normandy Park, WA$1,893$162,476Compare
Castle Pines, CO$2,211$191,229Compare
Castle Pines, CONormandy Park, WANorth Bend, WASea Cliff, NYMirrormont, WAMirrormontSea CliffNorth BendCastle PinesMirrormontSea CliffNorth BendCastle Pines

Common questions

Is Mirrormont a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $152,400 a year left, more than in 94% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. 38% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 98% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Mirrormont expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 13.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $973,900.

What salary do you need to live in Mirrormont?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $83,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Mirrormont?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Sea Cliff, NY, North Bend, WA, Normandy Park, WA and Castle Pines, CO.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Mirrormont with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Mirrormont itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/mirrormont-washington

Citytistics. “Mirrormont, Washington.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/mirrormont-washington/

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