Burb vs. burb
Jenkintown Sellersville
Montgomery County against Bucks County, $199K 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 $524K.
- Jenkintown has a train (25 min to Center City); Sellersville doesn't. For some households that ends the conversation.
- Jenkintown wins the browse. The shops are the afternoon.
- Sellersville gets you onto a trail faster.
- Jenkintown has the better main-street walk.
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
| Jenkintown | Sellersville | |
|---|---|---|
| County | Montgomery | Bucks |
| Typical home | $524K | $325K |
| Train | Jenkintown-Wyncote, about 25 min | No station |
| Drive to Center City | ~25 min | ~55 min |
| Schools | Jenkintown | Pennridge |
| Population | 4,719 | 4,567 |
| In our guide | 74 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.
