636 Willow Grove Avenue, Glenside, PA 19038-2022 $499,000

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Beds/Baths: 4/2
Interior Sq. Ft: 1,736
Acreage: 0.26
Age:85 years
Style:
Colonial
MLS#: PAMC2132492
Subdivision: Custis Woods
Design/Type:
Detached

Description

Welcome to 636 Willow Grove Avenue, a charming Custis Woods Colonial nestled in the heart of Glenside, where classic elegance meets modern comfort. This delightful home offers a spacious living experience with its four bedrooms and two full bathrooms, beautifully maintained to meet your lifestyle needs. Step inside to discover a warm and inviting atmosphere, highlighted by gleaming hardwood floors that flow throughout the main living areas. The living room, bathed in the morning sun, features a decorative fireplace, setting the perfect scene for gatherings or quiet evenings at home. The heart of this home is the modernized eat-in kitchen and dining area, updated in 2015. Enjoy sunlight streaming in all day and beautiful sunsets in the evening, making meal prep and dining a delightful experience. This open space allows for both casual meals and seamless entertaining. Upstairs, the serene primary bedroom provides a peaceful retreat, complete with an adjoining bathroom and convenient attic access for great storage solutions. Three additional bedrooms and a hall bath complete the second floor, offering plenty of space for family and guests. Enjoy the tranquility of the expansive lot, which includes a spacious concrete patio and a backyard with a natural border—ideal for gardening, play, or simply relaxing outdoors. The large driveway, with ample space to turn around, leads to an attached garage for added convenience. The partially finished lower level presents an excellent opportunity for a home gym or family room, along with a dedicated laundry area, catering to both relaxation and functionality. Beyond the home, the location offers unparalleled convenience. Just 0.6 miles away, you'll find Glenside Elementary and Pizza Box, while the Glenside train station is only a mile away. Explore the vibrant Keswick Village and its renowned Keswick Theater, just 1.5 miles from your doorstep. A short drive takes you to Chestnut Hill, Willow Grove Park Mall, and you’re only 2.5 miles from the PA Turnpike and 10 miles from Center City Philadelphia. As a part of the Custis Twickenham Woods Association, residents enjoy a kid-friendly neighborhood atmosphere with seasonal events such as a spring community yard sale, summer ice cream socials, a fall harvest festival, and winter caroling. 636 Willow Grove Avenue is more than just a house—it's a welcoming community and the perfect place to call home. Don’t miss the opportunity to make this charming Colonial your own. Contact us today for a private showing!

Basement: Lower 1

Taxes: $10,556
Home Assoc: No
Condo Assoc: No
Garage: Y
Basement: Y
Pool: No Pool
School Dist: Cheltenham

Features

Utilities
Forced Air Heating, Oil, Central A/C, Electric, Hot Water - Natural Gas, Public Water, Public Sewer, Basement Laundry

Garage/Parking
Attached Garage, Driveway, Garage Door Opener, Garage - Side Entry, Attached Garage Spaces #: 1;

Interior
Ceiling Fan(s), Combination Kitchen/Dining, Crown Moldings, Kitchen - Eat-In, Kitchen - Island, Full Basement, Ceramic Tile Flooring, Hardwood Flooring, Brick Fireplace, Mantel(s)

Exterior
Brick/Mortar Foundation, Architectural Shingle Roof, Brick Exterior

Lot
Front Yard, Level Lot, Rear Yard

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The schools on this list are selected by their proximity of up to 5 miles to the property address. Proximity does not guarantee enrollment eligibility. Please contact the school directly for more information on enrollment requirements.
* If there are more than 5 schools of any type within a close proximity, click on the button to see additional schools of that type near the search address.

Public Elementary (44 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Glenside Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Glenside 0.69 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Erdenhm Springfield Township School District 3–5 Flourtown 1.3 mi
Wyncote Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Wyncote 1.39 mi
McCloskey John F School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.44 mi
Franklin S Edmonds School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.99 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Enfield Springfield Township School District K–2 Erdenheim 2 mi
Copper Beech School Abington School District K–5 Glenside 2.08 mi
Jenkintown Elementary School Jenkintown School District K–6 Jenkintown 2.19 mi
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts an Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.41 mi
Roslyn School Abington School District K–5 Roslyn 2.45 mi
Samuel Pennypacker School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.65 mi
West Oak Lane Charter School West Oak Lane Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 2.97 mi
Day Anna B School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.99 mi
Highland School Abington School District K–5 Abington 3.06 mi
Fitzwater Elementary School Upper Dublin School District K–5 Willow Grove 3.13 mi
Houston Henry E School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.14 mi
Rowen William School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 3.27 mi
Emlen Eleanor C School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.3 mi
Jarrettown Elementary School Upper Dublin School District K–5 Dresher 3.44 mi
Fort Washington Elementary School Upper Dublin School District K–5 Fort Washington 3.52 mi
Willow Hill School Abington School District K–5 Willow Grove 3.54 mi
Myers Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Elkins Park 3.58 mi
Roosevelt Theodore Middle School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.7 mi
Ellwood School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.73 mi
Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementa Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary K–8 Philadelphia 3.75 mi
Overlook School Abington School District K–5 Abington 3.88 mi
McKinley School Abington School District K–5 Elkins Park 3.9 mi
Prince Hall Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.95 mi
Henry Charles W School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.03 mi
Pennell Joseph School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.21 mi
Whitemarsh Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Lafayette Hill 4.24 mi
Maple Glen Elementary School Upper Dublin School District K–5 Maple Glen 4.32 mi
Rydal Elementary School Abington School District K–5 Huntingdon Valley 4.38 mi
Howe Julia Ward School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 4.49 mi
Lingelbach Anna L School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.52 mi
Cheltenham Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Cheltenham 4.55 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.68 mi
Eugenio Maria DE Hostos Charter School Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 4.7 mi
ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School K–12 Philadelphia 4.7 mi
Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary K–5 Philadelphia 4.73 mi
Lowell James R School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–4 Philadelphia 4.84 mi
Shawmont School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.87 mi
Colonial Elementary School Colonial School District 4–5 Plymouth Meeting 4.9 mi
Finletter Thomas K School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.95 mi

Public Middle (8 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Springfield Township Middle School Springfield Township School District 6–8 Oreland 1.09 mi
Cedarbrook Middle School Cheltenham School District 7–8 Wyncote 1.8 mi
Sandy Run Middle School Upper Dublin School District 6–8 Dresher 1.84 mi
Abington Middle School Abington School District 6–8 Abington 2.54 mi
Wagner Gen Louis Middle School Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 3.72 mi
Elkins Park School Cheltenham School District 5–6 Elkins Park 3.95 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.68 mi
ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School K–12 Philadelphia 4.7 mi

Public High (17 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Springfield Township High School Springfield Township School District 9–12 Erdenheim 1.23 mi
Cheltenham High School Cheltenham School District 9–12 Wyncote 1.27 mi
Hill Freedman World Academy Philadelphia City School District 6–12 Philadelphia 2.12 mi
Jenkintown Middle/High School Jenkintown School District 7–12 Jenkintown 2.23 mi
Abington Senior High School Abington School District 9–12 Abington 2.36 mi
Parkway Northwest Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.17 mi
King Martin Luther High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.2 mi
Building 21 Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.52 mi
Imhotep Institute Charter High School Imhotep Institute Charter High School 9–12 Philadelphia 3.76 mi
Upper Dublin High School Upper Dublin School District 9–12 Fort Washington 3.79 mi
Saul W B Agricultural School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.41 mi
Girls High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.62 mi
Central High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.62 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.68 mi
ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School K–12 Philadelphia 4.7 mi
Mastery Cs-Pickett Campus Mastery CS-Pickett Campus 6–12 Philadelphia 4.82 mi
Lankenau High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.97 mi

Private (73 schools)

School Grades Place Distance
La Salle College High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyndmoor 0.94 mi
Bishop McDevitt High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyncote 1.11 mi
Martin Saints Classical High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Oreland 1.13 mi
St Luke Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 1.16 mi
Ancillae-Assumpta Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Wyncote 1.17 mi
Ivy Hill Christian Academy Seventh-Day Adventist K–4 Philadelphia 1.35 mi
Bethel Christian Academy Of Wyncote African Methodist Episcopal K Philadelphia 1.87 mi
Good Shepherd Catholic Regional School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 1.92 mi
Wordsworth Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Fort Washington 1.96 mi
Play & Learn Preschool Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 2.03 mi
Evan Thomas Institute Nonsectarian 1–4 Wyndmoor 2.07 mi
St Genevieve School Roman Catholic K–8 Flourtown 2.08 mi
St Raymond's Independence Mission Schools Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.09 mi
St Raymond Of Penafort School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.09 mi
Phil-Mont Christian Academy Presbyterian K–12 Erdenheim 2.15 mi
New Hope Christian Academy Baptist Preschool–12 Philadelphia 2.3 mi
Mount St Joseph Academy Roman Catholic 9–12 Flourtown 2.39 mi
Carson Valley Childrens Aid Nonsectarian 8–12 Flourtown 2.4 mi
Our Mother Of Consolation Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.47 mi
Our Mother Of Consolation Parish School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.47 mi
New Medina Learning Institute Islamic K–12 Philadelphia 2.52 mi
Norwood-Fontbonne Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.64 mi
The Crefeld School Nonsectarian 7–12 Philadelphia 2.77 mi
Early Learning Childrens Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 2.78 mi
Temple Beth Torah School Of Early Learning At Oyrt Jewish Preschool–K Abington 2.8 mi
Abington Friends School Friends Preschool–12 Jenkintown 2.9 mi
Holy Cross Catholic School Roman Catholic K–8 Philadelphia 2.9 mi
Nexus School Nonsectarian Ungraded Roslyn 2.9 mi
A Step Up Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Jenkintown 2.92 mi
St Athanasius School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.96 mi
Meadowlane Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Jenkintown 3.09 mi
Perelman Jewish Day School-Foreman Center Jewish K–5 Melrose Park 3.15 mi
Wyncote Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Melrose Park 3.2 mi
Mesivta Yesodei Yisroel Jewish 9–12 Elkins Park 3.22 mi
Germantown Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Fort Washington 3.22 mi
Green Tree School Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 3.23 mi
Excelsior School Philadelphia Nonsectarian K–5 3.28 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.28 mi
Accel Academy Nonsectarian 5–11 Melrose Park 3.31 mi
Jesus Is The Way Christian Academy Christian (no specific denomination) K–7 Philadelphia 3.4 mi
Westwood School Nonsectarian Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.44 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy-Middle Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.55 mi
Regina Coeli Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Abington 3.62 mi
Hope Church School Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.66 mi
Project Learn School Nonsectarian K–8 Philadelphia 3.67 mi
Mt Airy Christian Day School Church of God in Christ Preschool–K Philadelphia 3.68 mi
Happy 'r' Wee Nonsectarian Preschool–K Abington 3.7 mi
Adelaide Educational Center Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–4 Philadelphia 3.85 mi
Open Door Christian Academy Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–8 Fort Washington 3.86 mi
St Basil Academy Other 9–12 Jenkintown 3.92 mi
The Meadowbrook School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Meadowbrook 3.98 mi
The Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Dresher 4.03 mi
B.C.A. And Childcare Center Inc. Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.04 mi
Chelten Christian Crusade Little People Day School Roman Catholic Preschool–K Philadelphia 4.06 mi
Lotus Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–4 Philadelphia 4.1 mi
Immaculate Heart Of Mary School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.13 mi
Milestone Academy Nonsectarian 10–12 Jenkintown 4.19 mi
Our Lady Of Confidence Roman Catholic Ungraded Willow Grove 4.27 mi
Queen Of Angels Regional Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Willow Grove 4.32 mi
Small World Discovery Center Nonsectarian K Philadelphia 4.47 mi
Whitemarsh Montessori Childrens House Nonsectarian Preschool–K Blue Bell 4.55 mi
St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Lafayette Hill 4.56 mi
The Waldorf School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.7 mi
Camelot Education Nonsectarian K–7 Philadelphia 4.7 mi
Greene Street Friends School Friends Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.72 mi
Our Lady Of Mercy Regional Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Maple Glen 4.73 mi
Schuylkill Center For Environmental Education Nonsectarian Preschool–K Philadelphia 4.74 mi
Germantown Friends School Friends Preschool–12 Philadelphia 4.76 mi
Pennsylvania School For The Deaf Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 4.77 mi
Sophia Academy Christian (no specific denomination) 9–12 Philadelphia 4.78 mi
Gfs Friends K–12 Philadelphia 4.78 mi
Creative Beginnings Nonsectarian Preschool–K Rockledge 4.82 mi
Anthony Wayne Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Philadelphia 4.87 mi

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This report is a detailed community overview for Glenside (19038), Pennsylvania.

Community Quick Facts

  • Average travel time to work for people in this community: 29
  • Average salary of people in this community: $66,827

Community Summary

  • Population Density (ppl / mile): 3,974
  • Household Size (ppl): 2.62
  • Households w/ Children: 59%

Housing Inventory

  • Owned: 9,497 (81.4%)
  • Rented: 1,750 (15.0%)
  • Vacant: 425 (3.6%)
  • Total: 11,672

Population Demographics

The population of the community broken down by age group. The numbers at the top of each bar indicate the number of people in the age bracket below.

Total: 31,415
Households: 11,247
Median Age: 41.10

Climate and Weather

The Temperature chart displays average high and low values for January and July, and is designed to provide an indication of both seasonal and daily temperature variability. The Weather Risk Index indicates the calculated risk of each type of weather event occurring in the future. This risk is based on historical localized storm events and weather patterns. The national average for each type of weather event equals a score of 100, so a score of 200 would represent twice the risk as the national average, and a score of 50 would represent half the risk of the national average.

Temperature

Education

Highest Level of Education Attained

  • Less than 9th Grade: 1.4%
  • Some High School: 2.5%
  • High School Graduate: 20.5%
  • Some College: 15.5%
  • Associate Degree: 6.6%
  • Bachelor's Degree: 30.1%
  • Graduate Degree: 23.4%

Income by dollar range

Median Income: $97,415

Fair Market Rents

The Fair Market Rents show average gross rent estimates based on figures provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

  • Studio: $791
  • One Bedroom: $1,005
  • Two Bedroom: $1,226
  • Three Bedroom: $1,576
  • Four Bedroom: $1,854

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636 Willow Grove Avenue, Glenside, PA 19038-2022

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