Facts for Home Buyers about Collegeville Pa

As Realtors and residents of Collegeville, Pa, Jayne and I would like to share this information for people thinking of moving into the area:

Collegeville, Pa is 22 miles NW of the city of Philadelphia. Residents have easy access to Philadelphia, New York, the Jersey Shore and the Poconos. As of 2009, Collegeville's (zip 19426) population is 37,668. The growth since the 2000 was 19%.

The average age of homes is on the "young" side and property taxes are reasonable but adequate for the funding of local schools and services.

The median home cost is $282,000 and home appreciation in the last year has been -5.90 percent.

There is ample shopping, including the Kink of Prussia Mall, The Philadelphia Premium Outlets and a brand new "high end" shopping center featuring establishments like Wegman's, PF Chang etc.

Local public schools in the Collegville area include: Perkiomen Valley SD, Springford SD and Methacton SD. Collegeville public schools spend $7,656 per student. The average expenditure in the country is $6,058. There are approximately 18 students per teacher in Collegeville, Pa. The local college is Ursinus College. Ursinus was esatblishes in 1869 and was rated among the "Best 361 Colleges" in America by the Princeton Review.

The unemployment rate in Collegeville is 6.70%, below the national average.