Pennsylvania Real Estate & Relocation Guide

Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania

Population: 35,000

Located in Montgomery County

Cheltenham, one of the oldest townships in Pennsylvania, was established in 1683. The township evolved in its early days as a center for commerce and industry. Today, it is considered a typical suburban residential community, where people settle to live and raise their their children. Communities include Cedarbrook, Melrose Park, Wyncote, La Mott, Cheltenham village and Elkins Park.

Cheltenham consists of 8.75 square miles and is home to 35,000 people with a median household income of $47,049 (1990). Total housing units in 1997 were 14,781 with the average residential home price of $147,767.

Currently there are 77 properties for sale in the township ranging from $34,800 to $489,900. During the last 6 months of 2000, 147 properties sold ranging from $30,500 to $700,000.
Public services consists of public water and sewer facilities; a large full-time police force; volunteer fire company; curbside residential trash disposal and recycling pick-up.

Cheltenham has 36 parks, 32 athletic fields, 22 tennis courts, 15 public playgrounds, 7 basketball courts, 2 community centers, 2 municipal swimming pools, a public indoor pool, a sand volleyball court, private ice skating rink and a roller hockey arena.

Cheltenham School District. Money Magazine rated Cheltenham as “one of the 100 top school districts in the country” in 1996. U.S. Department of Education described Cheltenham schools as “a shining example of what’s right,” when President George Bush delivered the commencement address here in 1989. In 1997, Seventeen magazine rated Cheltenham High as a “cool school,” citing both academic excellence and student raves. 90% of graduates attend college, including Ivy League schools like Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Brown and Penn.

Shopping: many neighborhood and specialty shopping centers. The nearest major shopping malls are the Cheltenham Square Mall, located in the township, and the Willow Grove Park Mall.