Merion StationPA
A town of 5,788, settled in 1880.
Is Merion Station a good place to live?
We don’t grade Merion Station yet; the figures below are still real.
98% of working residents leave Merion Station for work
Where Merion Station’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
USS New Jersey and 179 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Merion Station. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw5 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw7 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw8 mi MuseumLynnewood HallPhoto credits
USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Merion Station: who provides what
Merion Station is unincorporated, so Montgomery County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Merion Station.
The median rent in Merion Station is higher than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
Merion Station: nearly nine in ten households are owner-occupiers. Values rose 6.8% in the 12 months to September 2026. Homes sold in Merion Station spent a median 33 days on the market.
| Merion Station | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,461 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 89% | 78% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Merion Station stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally, with the median household income higher than most
Among working residents in Merion Station, 1.9% work locally. 4.2% of residents live below the poverty line locally, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 510, to 1,202. The top destinations are Philadelphia (43%), Lower Merion Township (12%) and Upper Merion Township (3%).
| Merion Station | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $250,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in Merion Station, mostly inland flooding
Since 1979, Merion Station has seen 7 flood insurance claims paid out. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in 70% of U.S. communities. 77% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 6%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Merion Station’s year
The range runs from 24° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 8 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Merion Station is
For adults in Merion Station, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 11%. Against the Pennsylvania average, Merion Station comes out ahead on 17 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 1. Two figures for adults in the town: 12% report frequent mental distress, 8.5% smoke cigarettes. Only 3 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Merion Station.
| Merion Station | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Merion Station | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.3% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 8.5% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Merion Station, 2.3% of the land is conserved
Trails run 0.8 miles in 3 parks and preserves. The density of trails for Merion Station comes to 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Merion Station | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. General Wayne Park | 0.3 mi | 10 |
| 2. Merion Botanical Park | 0.3 mi | 9 |
| 3. Merion Gateway Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Merion Station
Colleges nearby
46 within 15 miles of the center of Merion Station
About 3 of every 100 Merion Station residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Merion Station
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Merion Station, also known as Merion, is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It borders Philadelphia to its west and is one of the communities that make up the Philadelphia Main Line. Merion Station is within Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County. The community is known for its grand mansions and for the wealth of its residents. Merion Station is contiguous to the Overbrook and Overbrook Park neighborhoods of Philadelphia and is also bordered by Lower Merion Township's unincorporated communities of Wynnewood and Bala Cynwyd and the borough of Narberth. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 5,741.
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- Elevation
- 230 ft
- ZIP code
- 19066
Merion Station’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Merion Station.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merion Station | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bala Cynwyd | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Narberth | #50 | A+ | D | B+ | A+ | A+ |
| Wynnewood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Merion Station, Bala Cynwyd and Wynnewood aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Merion Station with a neighbor →
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Is Merion Station, PA a good place to live?
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