Housing data for Merion Station, PA
Merion Station, PA has an estimated 5,788 residents and 1,939 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County.
10.7% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $2,461 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 5,788 (±520)
- Housing units
- 1,939 (±183)
- Households that rent
- 10.7%
- Median gross rent
- $2,461
What stands out in Merion Station
Median home value: $886,600 (±$28,323) in Merion Station, higher than in Montgomery County ($436,700).
Working from home: 44.3% (±7.4 points) in Merion Station, higher than in Montgomery County (23.3%).
Households that rent: 10.7% (±4.3 points) in Merion Station, lower than in Montgomery County (28.6%).
Median gross rent: $2,461 (±$629) in Merion Station, higher than in Montgomery County ($1,683).
- Home values in Merion Station
- Commute and cars in Merion Station
- Renters and owners in Merion Station
- Median rent in Merion Station
Housing in Merion Station at a glance
- Median rent: $2,461 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $2,164 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 35.1% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 10.7% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $250,000 or more median household income
- Home values: $886,600 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $3,825 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $10,000 or more median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 7.6% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 90.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 96.7% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 77.9% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 26.9 minutes average trip to work
- How long people stay: 14.8% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Fair Market Rent: $2,330 Small Area FMR, 2 bedrooms (ZIP 19066)
Merion Station against Montgomery County, its state and the nation
| Merion Station | Montgomery County | Pennsylvania | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 5,788 (±520) | 867,573 (exact) | 13,018,639 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,939 (±183) | 350,351 (±250) | 5,806,452 (±672) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 10.7% (±4.3 points) | 28.6% (±0.6 points) | 30.7% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $2,461 (±$629) | $1,683 (±$19) | $1,209 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $250,000 or more | $113,915 (±$1,905) | $77,971 (±$342) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $886,600 (±$28,323) | $436,700 (±$2,838) | $254,500 (±$767) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $10,000 or more | $5,875 (±$49) | $3,311 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 96.7% (±11.9 points) | 61.1% (±1.0 points) | 67.3% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 26.9 minutes (±3.9) | 27.8 minutes (±0.3) | 26.3 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 98.9% (±1.2 points) | 94.3% (±0.3 points) | 89.7% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 44.1 years (±4.1) | 41.2 years (±0.2) | 40.9 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Merion Station covers 1.3 square miles of land, about 4,355 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
Crime reported to police in Montgomery County
Merion Station has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Montgomery County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Montgomery County recorded 107 violent and 1,492 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Merion Station
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19066 | 91% | 5,839 | $2,206 | $879,700 | $250,000 or more |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Merion Station
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narberth | 0.8 mi | $1,823 | $749,500 | 44.7% |
| Wynnewood | 1.1 mi | $2,038 | $882,900 | 35.2% |
| Bala Cynwyd | 1.3 mi | $1,886 | $640,400 | 30.1% |
| Penn Wynne | 1.6 mi | $1,905 | $555,500 | 12.1% |
| Ardmore | 2.4 mi | $1,763 | $453,100 | 37.0% |
| Millbourne | 2.8 mi | $1,016 | $266,700 | 65.8% |
| Haverford College | 3.1 mi | $1,244 | — | 90.5% |
| Bryn Mawr | 3.7 mi | $2,173 | $453,400 | 53.9% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Merion Station, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,438 | $1,558 | $1,860 | $2,216 | $2,445 |
HUD also publishes a Small Area Fair Market Rent for each ZIP code in the area; the Fair Market Rent page for this place lists its ZIP codes.
HUD income limits for Merion Station, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $25,800 | $42,950 | $68,750 |
| 2 people | $29,450 | $49,100 | $78,550 |
| 3 people | $33,150 | $55,250 | $88,350 |
| 4 people | $36,800 | $61,350 | $98,150 |
| 5 people | $39,750 | $66,300 | $106,050 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $71,200 | $113,900 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $76,100 | $121,750 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $81,000 | $129,600 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $122,700.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Merion Station is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside Lower Merion Township, whose figures include it.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Merion Station
What is the average rent in Merion Station, PA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Merion Station is $2,461 (±$629) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a two-bedroom apartment in Merion Station?
The median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Merion Station, PA is $2,164 (±$150) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Merion Station?
Merion Station has an estimated 208 (±84) renting households, 10.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Merion Station?
The median household income in Merion Station is $250,000 or more a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Merion Station, PA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $886,600 (±$28,323) for owner-occupied homes in Merion Station (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Merion Station?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Merion Station, PA is $3,825 (±$301) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
What ZIP codes are in Merion Station?
The ZIP code that covers Merion Station is 19066.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 19066?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 19066 is $2,206 (±$753) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Merion Station CDP, Pennsylvania
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Merion Station CDP, Pennsylvania
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Merion Station CDP, Pennsylvania
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Merion Station CDP, Pennsylvania
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Merion Station CDP, Pennsylvania
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Merion Station CDP, Pennsylvania
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Merion Station CDP, Pennsylvania
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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) for Merion Station CDP, Pennsylvania (place:48768, in state:42).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .