Rent in Mercer Island, WA: Prices & Apartments for Rent
As of October 17, 2026, the median asking rent for a 3+ bedroom in Mercer Island, WA is $6,500/month, based on 23 active listings on Redfin and ApartmentHomeLiving.
That is 128% above the Washington 3+ bedroom median of about $2,850. Nearby, the 3+ bedroom median ranges from $3,300 in Burien to $4,500 in Kirkland.
Updated · 73 listings. Prices are advertised asking rents; check availability on the original listing. How we calculate
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From listings with a single price and a single bedroom count. Fewer than 20 such listings and we leave the figure out.
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Rentals in Mercer Island
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Shorewood
3209 Shorewood Dr, Mercer Island, WA 98040
$1,634 – $3,266 · Studio–3 bd · 1,183 sqft

2717 76th Ave SE Unit MM205
2717 76th Ave SE Unit MM205, Mercer Island, WA 98040
$2,000 · 1 bd · 697 sqft

Lunara
7750 SE 29th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040
$2,100 – $4,357 · Studio–2 bd · 1,188 sqft

77 Central
2630 77th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040
$2,169 – $6,251 · Studio–3 bd · 1,854 sqft

Mercer Park Apartments
3021 81st Pl SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040
$2,195 · 2 bd · 925 sqft

Newell Court Apartments, downtown Mercer Island
3011 78th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040
$2,300 – $3,500 · 1–3 bd · 1,105 sqft

5629 89th Ave SE
5629 89th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040
$2,950 · 3 bd · 1,800 sqft

2929 76th Ave SE #411
2929 76th Ave SE #411, Mercer Island, WA 98040
$3,300 · 2 bd · 1,240 sqft

3038 65th Pl SE
3038 65th Pl SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040
$3,795 · 4 bd · 2,020 sqft
Renting in Mercer Island: common questions
- How many rentals are available in Mercer Island, WA?
- 73 rentals are listed in Mercer Island, WA on Redfin and ApartmentHomeLiving as of October 17, 2026, after removing listings that appear on more than one site.
- How are these rent prices calculated?
- We collect active listings from Redfin, Zillow and ApartmentHomeLiving, remove duplicates across sites, and take the median of asking rents for listings with one price and one bedroom count. If fewer than 20 listings qualify for a bedroom size, we leave that figure out. Read the full methodology
- How much income do I need to rent in Mercer Island, WA?
- Many landlords ask for gross income of at least 3 times the monthly rent. For a median 3+ bedroom at $6,500/month, that is about $19,500 a month, or $234,000 a year.
- What is the cheapest city near Mercer Island, WA to rent in?
- Among nearby cities we track, Burien, WA has the lowest median 3+ bedroom rent at $3,300/month, $3,200 less than Mercer Island.
Rent in cities near Mercer Island
- Bellevue, WA1BR $2,100 · 584 · 3 mi
- Seattle, WA1BR $1,695 · 8,751 · 6 mi
- Renton, WA1BR $1,520 · 609 · 8 mi
- Kirkland, WA1BR $2,000 · 562 · 8 mi
- Tukwila, WA109 · 8 mi
- Redmond, WA1BR $2,000 · 373 · 8 mi
- Burien, WA1BR $1,450 · 207 · 9 mi
- Issaquah, WA166 · 10 mi
- Sammamish, WA76 · 10 mi
- Seatac, WA82 · 11 mi
- Kenmore, WA72 · 12 mi
- Shoreline, WA218 · 13 mi
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