Burb vs. burb
North Wales Sellersville
Montgomery County against Bucks County, $150K 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 $475K.
- North Wales has a train (45 min to Center City); Sellersville doesn't. For some households that ends the conversation.
- Sellersville owns the night: more taprooms, later rooms.
- Sellersville has more on the marquee: stages, screens, festivals.
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
| North Wales | Sellersville | |
|---|---|---|
| County | Montgomery | Bucks |
| Typical home | $475K | $325K |
| Train | North Wales, about 45 min | No station |
| Drive to Center City | ~45 min | ~55 min |
| Schools | North Penn | Pennridge |
| Population | 3,426 | 4,567 |
| In our guide | 30 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.
