Merion Station, PA

The affordability dashboard for Merion Station, PA aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 5,864 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of A- (81/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $250,001, median home value of $879,700, median rent of $2,206 per month, and 83.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. These four metrics alone explain most of the variance between city dashboards.

Cross-agency feeds widen the picture beyond Census demographics. HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in this county at $1,810 per month (studio $1,397, 1BR $1,520, 3BR $2,170, 4BR $2,423).

Reading the overall grade requires reading all seven dimensions together. The score weights Income 20%, Safety 20%, Housing 15%, Rent 15%, Education 10%, Commute 10%, and Childcare 10%, with each sub-score benchmarked against national percentiles rather than state averages — so the grade is genuinely comparable across any city in the country. Strengths visible in the raw data for Merion Station, PA include income, education, rent. Unemployment currently reads 4.6% and poverty 5.3% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.