1 census tracts · pop 4,749 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Merion Park maps to a single census tract in Merion Station, PA, population 4,749. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10.
Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.2/10. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.2/10.
The filing record is not thin: 21 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2000, when filings touched 8.5% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 7.4% in 2006 against a 8.5% peak. At 3% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to 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
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Merion Park vs Merion StationHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport22%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Merion Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
21Total filings (sum)
5.64%Avg annual filing rate
8.5%Peak year (2000)
7.43%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Merion Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Merion Park?
Merion Park scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Merion Park compare to Merion Station overall?
Merion Park scores 0.5 points lower than Merion Station overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 0% of income on rent vs 18% citywide.
Q3
What percentage of Merion Park residents are renters?
3% of Merion Park households are renter-occupied (vs 11% in Merion Station). The neighborhood has 4,749 residents.
Q4
Is Merion Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Merion Park sits in the 9th 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.
Q5
How safe is Merion Park for landlords?
Merion Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 lower-risk.
Q6
What is the demographic breakdown of Merion Park?
Merion Park has 4,842 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (84.2%), Other / Multiracial (9.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
