3 census tracts · pop 11,795 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3–3.9
Indian Creek spans 3 census tracts of Merion Station, PA and houses 11,795 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.2/10, Lower tier. Against a Merion Station baseline of 17.6%, 29% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.6/10. The voucher gap is 19.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The severe-burden share is 14%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.8/10. Court records carry 34 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Average gross rent is $2,158, 12% below the Merion Station average of $2,461.
The worst year on record was 2000, when filings touched 3.6% of renter households. Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 7/10.
The most recent observed rate, 1.9% in 2006, is well off that peak. Only 21% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Against average income of $186,465, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.9 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 3.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Indian Creek vs Merion StationHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Indian Creek
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
34Total filings (sum)
1.86%Avg annual filing rate
3.6%Peak year (2000)
1.95%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Indian Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Indian Creek?
Indian Creek scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Indian Creek compare to Merion Station overall?
Indian Creek scores 0.3 points lower than Merion Station overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 18% citywide. Average rent: $2,158 vs $2,461.
Q3
What is the average rent in Indian Creek?
Average gross rent in Indian Creek is $2,158/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Indian Creek residents are renters?
21% of Indian Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 11% in Merion Station). The neighborhood has 11,795 residents.
Q5
Is Indian Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Indian Creek sits in the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Indian Creek have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Indian Creek is census tract 42091205401 (score 3.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.9, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Indian Creek for landlords?
Indian Creek carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Merion Station as a whole (3.5/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Indian Creek?
Indian Creek has 12,152 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
