MirrormontWA
A town of 4,019.
Is Mirrormont a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mirrormont grades A− overall, 32nd among Washington's 285 graded towns. Residents are healthier than 98% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its schools rank ahead of 98% of Washington towns and the median household earns $182K. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $974K for a typical one and 8.5 times the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. Mirrormont’s median household income is $182,000, above both the Washington town median ($98,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). On history, just 9 of Washington’s 397 towns do worse. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of U.S. communities, with avalanches at the top.
What makes Mirrormont stand out
Where Mirrormont beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
99% of working residents leave Mirrormont for work
Where Mirrormont’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Mirrormont grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Mirrormont is from typical.
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Space Needle and 138 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mirrormont. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
18 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
19 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground
20 mi Stadium & arenaHusky StadiumPhoto credits
Space Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Husky Stadium: Atomic Taco, CC BY-SA 2.0
Moving to Mirrormont: who provides what
Mirrormont is unincorporated, so King County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mirrormont.
Mirrormont has fewer 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has less tooth loss than most of Washington, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Washington.
Mirrormont has set aside 1.4% of its land for conservation
17 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Mirrormont’s trail density is 1.7 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Log Cabin Reach Natural Area, at 64 acres.
| Mirrormont | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.7 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mirrormont Park | 0.7 mi | 13 |
| 2. Log Cabin Reach Natural Area | — | 64 |
| 3. Middle Issaquah Creek Natural Area | — | 42 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For health, Mirrormont earns an A+
Its widest gap with Washington is tooth loss: 4.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 9% statewide.
24% of Mirrormont adults have obesity. Mirrormont beats the Washington average on 20 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 27% of Mirrormont adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Mirrormont | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 33% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.1% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mirrormont | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.3% | 9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.2% | 10.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mirrormont faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by avalanches
Since 1990, 22 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mirrormont.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents commute out of Mirrormont
Mirrormont has 386 jobs for its 1,792 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 35.8 minutes, against 26.6 across Washington.
Most working residents leave Mirrormont for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Mirrormont is 36 minutes. The top destinations are Seattle (24%), Bellevue (13%) and Issaquah (9%).
| Mirrormont | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of Washington and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in Mirrormont is cooler
The Cedar Lake weather station, 11 miles away, records that about 1 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 97% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 70.9°, cooler than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 33.5°.
Only 8 of the 285 Washington towns we compare have a lower July high than Mirrormont. Mirrormont has mild, snowy winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. About 42 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Mirrormont | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 71°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 34°F | 35°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Mirrormont sells for about $1.2M at the median
At 8.5 years of the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 90% of Washington towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $9,319, against $4,556 across Washington, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
92% of households own their home in Mirrormont.
| Mirrormont | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $2,083 a month | $1,737 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Mirrormont
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Mirrormont
About 3 of every 100 Mirrormont residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
About Mirrormont
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Mirrormont is a census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States, south of Issaquah. The population was 3,858 at the 2020 census. Within the last decade, the area has seen a shift in development as larger homes have been constructed in Cedar Grove, the Highlands at Tiger Mountain and Mirrormont.
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- Area
- 10 sq mi
- Elevation
- 656 ft
- Area code
- 425
Mirrormont’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Mirrormont.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirrormont | #32 | A− | D− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Hobart | #48 | B+ | D− | — | A | A+ |
| East Renton Highlands | #21 | A− | D | — | A+ | A |
Mirrormont, Hobart and East Renton Highlands report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Mirrormont with a neighbor →
Questions about Mirrormont
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mirrormont, WA a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mirrormont grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #32 of 285 in Washington. It grades A+ for health and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Mirrormont, WA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $974,000, 66% above the Washington typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.