Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally
Indian Creek Eviction Risk: Lower , Merion Station
Tract 42091205503 · Montgomery County, PA · pop 5,064 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
For landlords sizing up the Indian Creek area of Merion Station, census tract 42091205503 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.7/10. It lands near the 28th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
13% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 2% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,242 monthly, set against $155,000 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 19% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units2,006
Renter share18.6%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate7.5%
Median income$155,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
22
th percentile
Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Merion Station and the region
Centroid at 39.9862, -75.2697 · click any tract to drill in
Why Indian Creek scores 1.4
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
7.5% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$2,242 rent vs county FMR
7.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Merion Station
3.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Merion Station
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Merion Station
3.5
How Indian Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 2%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%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)
- 20Total filings over 5 yrs
- 2.84%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.6%Peak (2000)
- 4Filings in 2005 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 100% 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
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.4/10. 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 below the Montgomery County average of 5.4 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 20 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 2.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.6% of renter households in 2000.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42091205503
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42091205503?
Census tract 42091205503 in the Indian Creek neighborhood scores 1.4/10 (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 42091205503?
Median gross rent is $2,242/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 13% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42091205503?
7.5% of residents in tract 42091205503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,064.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42091205503?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 75th, minority 49th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 42091205503 considered part of Indian Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42091205503 fall within Indian Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42091205503?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 20 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 42091205503 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.84% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42091205503 compare to Merion Station overall?
Tract 42091205503 scores 1.4/10, 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 42091205503 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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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