The highway continues north into the center of Mill Creek at a junction with 164th Street Southeast. Through central Mill Creek, SR 527 forms the border between the Mill Creek Town Center, a lifestyle center that runs to the west along North Creek, and the city's suburban neighborhoods to the east. Near Henry M. Jackson High School, the highway turns northeast and intersects SR 96 at Murphy's Corner, located at the southern city limit of Everett. The intersection has limited turns due to the acute angle at which SR 527 enters from the south; an auxiliary street to the west is used to access southbound SR 527 from the west side of SR 96.