Mercer Island, WA vs Royse City, TX

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Mercer Island

64.9

#1667 nationally

Royse City

76.1

#383 nationally

Mercer Island leads in crime level (1.0 vs 2.8). Royse City leads in cost of living index (108 vs 264). Mercer Island leads in median household income ($190,985 vs $114,917).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Mercer Island, WA	Royse City, TX
WhereAtHome Score	64.9 (#1667)	76.1 (#383)
Population	24,742	24,138
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$2,295,406	$312,413
Median Household Income	$190,985	$114,917
Average Commute	27 min	33.6 min
Walk Score	33	N/A
Crime Level	1.0	2.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	264	108
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+51.7	R+40.9

Data coverage note: Royse City is missing data for 1 metric that Mercer Island has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.