Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally
Indian Creek Eviction Risk: Lower , Merion Station
Tract 42091204500 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 4,731 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Eviction risk in the Indian Creek neighborhood of Merion Station centers on tract 42091204500, which scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,731 residents. On the national scale it ranks #43,387 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,160 monthly, set against $222,125 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 12% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,491
Renter share11.9%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate2.3%
Median income$222,125
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
2
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Merion Station and the region
Centroid at 39.9994, -75.2495 · click any tract to drill in
Why Indian Creek scores 1.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Merion Station
8.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
2.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,160 rent vs county FMR
7.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Merion Station
2.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Merion Station
2.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Merion Station
2.2
How Indian Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 19
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 32%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: A: Best
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 80%Grade A
- 19%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 14Total filings over 6 yrs
- 0.80%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.9%Peak (2000)
- 3Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Indian Creek. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Indian Creek
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Merion Station, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Montgomery County average of 5.4 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 19th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 14 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 0.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.9% of renter households in 2000.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42091204500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091204500?
Census tract 42091204500 in the Indian Creek neighborhood scores 1.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 42091204500?
Median gross rent is $2,160/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091204500?
2.3% of residents in tract 42091204500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,731.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091204500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 45th, minority 32th, housing 34th.
Q5
Is tract 42091204500 considered part of Indian Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42091204500 fall within Indian Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091204500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 14 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42091204500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.80% of renter households, peaking at 1.9% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42091204500 compare to Merion Station overall?
Tract 42091204500 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Merion Station at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Merion Station; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 42091204500 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Merion Station
Top eight tracts in Merion Station ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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