How many renters in Lower Merion Township, PA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Lower Merion Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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50.0% (±6.7 points) of renting households in Lower Merion Township, PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 30.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 50.0% (±6.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.0% (±4.8 points)
Median share of income: 30.0% (±2.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Lower Merion Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Lower Merion Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	20.8% (±4.3 points)	12.6%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.6% (±2.3 points)	12.9%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.9% (±1.9 points)	13.8%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.7% (±4.0 points)	11.7%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.0% (±4.7 points)	8.7%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	41.0% (±4.8 points)	40.3%	39.5%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Lower Merion Township against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lower Merion Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	50.0% (±6.7 points)	49.0% (±1.6 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.0% (±4.8 points)	40.3% (±1.3 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	30.0% (±2.4 points)	29.6% (±0.6 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$69,278 (±$12,015)	$65,931 (±$1,921)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,893 (±$68)	$1,683 (±$19)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Lower Merion Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Montgomery County (49.0%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (48.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Montgomery County, Lower Merion Township ranks 26 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 800 of 2,530.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Lower Merion Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Merion Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Lower Merion Township	—	50.0% (±6.7 points)	—
Narberth	1.7 mi	45.2% (±15.2 points)	Not measurably different
Haverford College	2.1 mi	0.0% (±50.9 points)	Not measurably different
West Conshohocken	3.5 mi	38.9% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Conshohocken	3.5 mi	36.6% (±9.1 points)	Lower
Haverford Township	3.6 mi	47.7% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Millbourne	4.8 mi	36.7% (±21.0 points)	Not measurably different
Swedeland	4.9 mi	33.3% (±30.5 points)	Not measurably different
Radnor Township	5.0 mi	55.4% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Conshohocken, PA (36.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
20	Bridgeport	52.6% (±18.1 points)
21	Limerick Township	52.1% (±11.9 points)
22	Upper Dublin Township	51.8% (±10.9 points)
23	Lansdale	51.7% (±8.6 points)
24	Ambler	50.4% (±14.8 points)
25	Whitpain Township	50.2% (±8.7 points)
26	Lower Merion Township	50.0% (±6.7 points)
27	Abington Township	49.9% (±8.9 points)
28	Red Hill	49.8% (±17.1 points)
29	Jenkintown	48.1% (±16.6 points)
30 (tie)	Upper Moreland Township	47.9% (±9.5 points)
30 (tie)	Upper Providence Township (Montgomery County)	47.9% (±14.4 points)
32	Telford	46.4% (±12.1 points)

Showing 13 of 62 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Lower Merion Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Ardmore, Bala Cynwyd, Bryn Mawr, Merion Station, Penn Wynne, Rosemont, Wynnewood.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lower Merion Township

Are renters in Lower Merion Township rent-burdened?

50.0% of renting households in Lower Merion Township pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Lower Merion Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Lower Merion Township, PA spends 30.0% (±2.4 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Lower Merion township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:44976, in state:42 county:091).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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