Glenside spans portions of Cheltenham and Abington townships in Montgomery County. It has a SEPTA regional rail station on the Lansdale/Doylestown line, a commercial corridor on Easton Road, and the Keswick Theatre, which has been operating since 1926. The housing stock was built primarily between the 1920s and 1950s.
Buyers here tend to find prices more accessible than in neighboring Jenkintown or Elkins Park, with a housing stock that has real character: bungalows, stone twins, and Colonial-style homes from the interwar and postwar periods.
Talk to Henry| Median sale price (Oct 2026) | $500,850 |
|---|---|
| Typical price range | $467,000–$553,725 |
| Median days on market | 8.5 days |
| Zip code | 19038 |
| Township | Cheltenham & Abington Townships, Montgomery County |
Based on information from Bright MLS for 10/1/2026 through 10/31/2026; data is reliable but not guaranteed.
Boundary and reference data from OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the ODbL.
The Keswick Theatre has been a community fixture since 1926, hosting touring acts and local productions across multiple eras of the neighborhood’s history. Easton Road has developed a solid mix of restaurants, shops, and services that give the area a walkable commercial center with staying power.
The housing stock in Glenside is varied and interesting. Bungalows from the 1920s and 1930s with original porch details, stone twins with good bones, and larger Colonial-style homes that have been well-maintained. The variety means there’s generally something in the market for buyers at different price points.
Glenside station provides direct service to Center City Philadelphia on the Lansdale and Doylestown lines, with a trip of roughly 30 to 40 minutes. That access has made the neighborhood consistently attractive to commuters and has had a steady effect on demand over time.
Glenside closed 20 sales in October at a median of $500,850, up from $425,000 in September once a late-recorded sale is counted. That jump comes largely from which homes sold, since September had eight sales below $400,000 and October had none. Prices ran from $415,000 to $825,000, with the middle half of sales between $467,000 and $553,725.
The median time on market fell to 8.5 days in October from 11 in September. Nine of the 20 sales went under agreement within a week, and the slowest took 77 days. Seven closed above their original asking prices, five at them and eight below.
Closings slipped to 20 from 23, which is still more than the other three Montgomery County towns on this site put together, since they closed eight between them. Twelve of the 20 sales closed at or above their original asking prices and eight closed below.
Based on information from Bright MLS for 10/1/2026 through 10/31/2026; data is reliable but not guaranteed.
The T3 Home Demand Index (HDI) measures buyer urgency relative to available supply, scored against each market’s 2019 activity. Bright MLS reads below 70 as limited demand; 70–89 slow; 90–109 steady; 110–129 moderate; 130 and above high. Updated monthly.
The Philadelphia metro HDI held at 78 in October 2026, which keeps it in the Slow tier. T3 revised September’s reading to 78 from 77, so the month was flat. October 2025 now stands at 84, which puts the index six points below where it was a year ago.
Under that flat number, the segments moved in opposite directions. Luxury condos rose 20 points to 110, which moved them into the Moderate tier, though that segment had only 47 sales last month. Luxury single-family homes gained six points to 67 and stayed Limited. Entry-level single-family fell four points to 76, and entry-level condos fell four points to 95. Mid-range single-family fell three points to 69, which moved it from Slow into Limited, and townhouses, the metro’s largest segment, held at 87. All six segments are below their October 2025 levels.
Mortgage rates stayed high through the month. Freddie Mac’s 30-year average peaked at 7.40 percent in mid-October, and by October 29 it had eased to 7.24 percent. A year earlier it was 6.17 percent. The Fed held its own rate on October 28, and my October market update covers what that means for mortgage rates.
Source: Bright MLS T3 Home Demand Index · homedemandindex.com · All 34 data points sourced from monthly report pages.
As of October 2026, the median closed price in Glenside was $500,850. That covers 20 sales and is up from $425,000 in September, when eight sales came in below $400,000. October prices ran from $415,000 to $825,000, with the middle half between $467,000 and $553,725. The neighborhood’s mix of Colonials and stone twins is part of why the range runs that wide.
In October 2026, the median time on market in Glenside was 8.5 days, down from 11 in September. Nine of the 20 sales went under agreement within a week, and seven closed above their original asking prices. The slowest October sale took 77 days, so the pace isn’t the same for every listing.
Glenside straddles Cheltenham Township and Abington Township in Montgomery County, with smaller portions extending into Springfield Township. Which township a given address sits in depends on the specific street.
Glenside is in zip code 19038, which is shared with Wyndmoor and parts of Flourtown. The community is anchored by the Glenside SEPTA Regional Rail station and the Keswick Theatre on Easton Road.
I live in nearby Mt Airy and work the Glenside market regularly.
I know this market and I’m glad to share what I see in it. If you’re thinking about Glenside, feel free to reach out.
