Burb vs. burb
Glenside Sellersville
Montgomery County against Bucks County, $151K apart on a typical house, and two different ideas of a Saturday. The tale of the tape:
Quick verdict
- Your dollar goes further in Sellersville: homes around $325K against $476K.
- Glenside has a train (25 min to Center City); Sellersville doesn't. For some households that ends the conversation.
- Sellersville gets you onto a trail faster.
- Glenside has the better main-street walk.
- Sellersville is the quieter evening.
The read, side by side
Food scene
Nights out
Shops & browsing
Arts & festivals
Trails & outdoors
Family Saturdays
Train to the city
Main-street walk
Peace & quiet
Scored 0–5 by us, the way we’d brief a friend. Not by a formula.
The numbers
| Glenside | Sellersville | |
|---|---|---|
| County | Montgomery | Bucks |
| Typical home | $476K | $325K |
| Train | Glenside, about 25 min | No station |
| Drive to Center City | ~25 min | ~55 min |
| Schools | Cheltenham and Abington | Pennridge |
| Population | 7,737 | 4,567 |
| In our guide | 90 places | 26 places |
Home values: typical figures checked against Zillow and Redfin, mid-2026. Train times: typical scheduled rides to Jefferson Station, rounded. Verify before you commit to anything with a mortgage on it.
