Because of many things, Merrifield is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Merrifield a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Merrifield has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Merrifield’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Merrifield has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Merrifield a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One of the benefits of Merrifield is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.06 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Merrifield is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Merrifield, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 100.00% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
Being a small town, Merrifield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Merrifield ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Merrifield, 41.67% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Merrifield in 2022 was $31,269, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,076 for a family of four.
The people who call Merrifield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Merrifield residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Merrifield include German, Swedish, Norwegian, Irish, and Yugoslavian.
The most common language spoken in Merrifield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.
