Schwenksville Borough Among Top 5 'Most Affordable' Places to Live

Schwenksville Borough sits at number 4 in the list of top 10 most affordable homes in the county, according to the recently released Montgomery County Median Prices for Housing Report. Other municipalities that made the cut include Norristown, Pottstown and Royersford.

In an emailed comment responding to Schwenksville’s rank, Borough Council President Arthur Fairclough stated: “Those of us who live in Schwenksville would not be surprised to know that our housing units are among the most affordable in Montgomery County. We have a good mix of single-family homes, town homes and condominium units all within the half square mile area of our town.  And, as a drive around town would show, we have a number of architecturally interesting and historic homes.  

"We have an elementary school within our boundaries, and a library and three large churches providing services to the community. We also have a lot of residents volunteering to help the borough with our planning commission, revitalization, zoning hearing board, historic commission and our activity committee, which organizes community day and concerts in Meadow Park.  Additional volunteers are always welcome, and it’s a good way to get to know your neighbors. 

"We also have a very active Borough Council, who, along with the mayor and our dedicated borough staff, are focused on building a better and brighter future for Schwenksville, making it a great place to live and raise children.”

According to the report, the median sale price of all units in Schwenksville in 2010 (such as single-family or multi-family homes and mobile homes) was $159,250. This was a 16.0 percent drop from 2009.

However, overall, Montgomery County saw the first the first spike in median sale prices since 2007, according to the report. The median sales price of county homes this year rose to $265,000—a 4.7 percent increase from $253,000 in 2009, the report states.

The following table contains information about each PV Patch municipality's median sale prices (found on page 3 of the report).