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New Canaan, CT vs Mercer Island, WA

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- Mercer Island has 6% less violent crime than New Canaan.
- Mercer Island has 49% more property crime than New Canaan.
 New Canaan, CTMercer Island, WAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock6.222.7
 Property Crime14.6  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for New Canaan    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Beautiful town with wonderful people. Great place to raise children, however, it is extremely costly to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Agreed, cost of living is too high, too many wall streeters (which have a bad rep nowadays), and diversity is almost non-existant, public schools are average/good but  More

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Outside of the other categories, which run very well here; schools are good and competitive, climate is relatively mild, crime is very low, diversity is strong, culture  More

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Reviews for Mercer Island    4 Reviews

Mercer Island is a wonderful family community. It feels much more "small town" than a city even though it has a population of 20,000+. People say hello and watch out  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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