How long do people stay in their homes in Merion Station, PA?

Name: How long people stay in Merion Station, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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14.8% (±5.3 points) of households in Merion Station, PA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

28.9% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 14.8% (±5.3 points)
Since before 2000: 28.9%

When households in Merion Station moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Merion Station	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
2023 or later	3.6% (±2.2 points)	3.7%	3.7%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	11.2% (±4.8 points)	17.2%	16.5%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	32.5% (±8.0 points)	37.4%	36.1%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	23.8% (±7.7 points)	18.4%	17.5%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	9.8% (±3.4 points)	11.7%	11.3%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	19.1% (±4.6 points)	11.6%	14.9%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Merion Station, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is lower than in Montgomery County (20.9%).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania (20.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Merion Station

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Merion Station
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Merion Station	—	14.8% (±5.3 points)	—
Narberth	0.8 mi	21.6% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Wynnewood	1.1 mi	30.5% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Bala Cynwyd	1.3 mi	30.1% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Penn Wynne	1.6 mi	16.3% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Ardmore	2.4 mi	19.7% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Millbourne	2.8 mi	15.4% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Haverford College	3.1 mi	45.9% (±59.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bryn Mawr	3.7 mi	35.9% (±7.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wynnewood, PA (30.5%), Bala Cynwyd, PA (30.1%), Bryn Mawr, PA (35.9%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 across Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
26 (tie)	Wyncote	16.8% (±8.3 points)
28	Kulpsville	16.7% (±4.8 points)
29 (tie)	Penn Wynne	16.3% (±5.5 points)
29 (tie)	Spring Mount	16.3% (±8.5 points)
31	Woxall	15.9% (±11.3 points)
32	Melrose Park	15.5% (±10.2 points)
33	Merion Station	14.8% (±5.3 points)
34 (tie)	Skippack	13.8% (±8.0 points)
34 (tie)	Swedeland	13.8% (±8.4 points)
36	Pottsgrove	13.3% (±7.4 points)
37	Montgomeryville	12.7% (±3.1 points)
38	McKinley	12.2% (±9.2 points)
39	Trooper	12.0% (±5.1 points)

Showing 13 of 43 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Merion Station

How often do people move in Merion Station?

14.8% of households in Merion Station, PA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Merion Station have?

28.9% of households in Merion Station have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Merion Station CDP, Pennsylvania

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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