Living in Plymouth Meeting, PA: My Guide to Plymouth Township
Updated October 2026 · By Nick Rau, President of Sales, Rarity Real Estate Team
Plymouth Meeting is the Montgomery County spot I suggest when a buyer needs to get anywhere fast. The Turnpike, the Blue Route and the Northeast Extension all meet here, and it's about 18.7 miles from Philadelphia City Hall (Wikipedia). Plymouth Meeting had 7,452 residents at the 2020 Census and straddles Plymouth and Whitemarsh townships (same source). Here's how I explain it to the families I help move here.
Photo: Montgomery County Planning Commission / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Quaker roots and an Underground Railroad legacy
Quakers from Plymouth in Devon, England, founded the settlement in 1686, and the Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse was built in 1708 at what is now Germantown and Butler Pikes (Wikipedia). In May 1778 Lafayette camped here with 2,100 troops before the Battle of Barren Hill, and escaped a much larger British force using local roads (same source). The Maulsby and Corson families sheltered freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad, and the Plymouth Meeting Historic District and Abolition Hall are on the National Register (same source).
Photo: BoringHistoryGuy / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
The vibe
It's a convenient, established suburb with the Plymouth Meeting Mall, office parks and IKEA's U.S. headquarters (Wikipedia). Plymouth Township has 11 parks covering about 149 acres plus the Greater Plymouth Community Center (same source).
Local favorites
The Greater Plymouth Community Center has a walking trail, sand volleyball, indoor basketball and a pool, with summer concerts and a bocce league; Villanova plays baseball there (Wikipedia). The Plymouth Meeting Mall has an AMC theater next door (same source). The historic 1708 Friends Meetinghouse is a lovely stop on a walk (same source). The old Pennsylvania Railroad bed along the Schuylkill is now the Schuylkill River Trail for walking and biking (same source). I haven't confirmed current hours or seasons for every spot below, so check before you go.
Photo: BoringHistoryGuy / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools: Colonial
The Colonial School District covers all of Plymouth Meeting, and Plymouth Township, Whitemarsh and Conshohocken share Plymouth Whitemarsh High School (Wikipedia). Always confirm the assigned school for a specific address with the district.
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Getting around
The Mid-County Interchange, where I-276, I-476 and the Northeast Extension meet, is right here (Wikipedia). SEPTA's Manayunk/Norristown Line runs along the Schuylkill through Plymouth Township (same source).
Taxes and resale requirements
Here's what to expect for property taxes and resale steps. One mill is $1 of tax for every $1,000 of assessed value (not the sale price), so mills × 100 gives the yearly tax on a $100,000 assessment.
Plymouth Township: 37.174 total mills = 5.952 county (5.462 county + 0.49 community college) + 3.8 township + 27.422 school (county and township: 2026; school: 2026–27 school year). On a $100,000 assessed value, that's about $3,717.40 a year (37.174 × 100). Plymouth Township's resale steps include a sewer lateral inspection, a curb and sidewalk inspection, deed registration and a home sale affidavit; the fees are on the township's forms. (Millage: Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals, 2026 rates. Resale requirements: Suburban Realtors Alliance municipal database (members-only), accessed Oct 13, 2026.)
The part of Plymouth Meeting in Whitemarsh Township has a total of 35.7373 mills on the Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals page (2026–27 school year).
Tax bills also depend on your assessment, any homestead exclusion and the discount or penalty period, so I always pull the exact figures for a specific house.
The Plymouth Meeting market right now
Plymouth Township offers good choice right now, and Q3 sped up nicely: homes averaged about two weeks on market and sold close to original asking.
I pulled these numbers from Bright MLS on October 13, 2026, for residential closed sales in Plymouth Township (Montgomery County), by close date. Over the last 12 months (October 2025 through September 2026), 135 homes sold at a median of $515,000 and an average of $573,463. They averaged 29.0 days on market, and the average sold-to-original-list-price ratio was 97.86%. 99 of those 135 sales had 30 or fewer days on market. Q3 2026 alone brought 36 sales at a $510,000 median and 99.37% of original list, averaging 14.3 days on market. As of October 13, 2026 there were 25 active and coming-soon listings.
Metric | Last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026) | Q3 2026 (Jul–Sep) |
|---|---|---|
Closed sales | 135 | 36 |
Median sold price | $515,000 | $510,000 |
Sold / original list price (average) | 97.86% | 99.37% |
Average days on market | 29.0 | 14.3 |
Active + coming soon (Oct 13, 2026) | 25 | 25 |
Source: Bright MLS, Plymouth Township, Residential, closed by close date, pulled Oct 13, 2026; information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Moving up in Plymouth Meeting
Most of my clients aren't first-time buyers; they're families selling one home and buying the next at the same time. My job is to run both sides on one calendar: pricing your current home, getting your financing options (a sale-contingent offer, a bridge loan or HELOC, or a rent-back) lined up before you list, and timing the closings so you only move once.
What clients say
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Plymouth Meeting FAQ
Is Plymouth Meeting in Bucks County?
No. Plymouth Meeting is in Montgomery County, mostly in Plymouth Township with part in Whitemarsh Township.
What school district serves Plymouth Meeting?
The Colonial School District covers all of Plymouth Meeting. Confirm the assigned school by address.
What's the median home price in Plymouth Meeting?
Over the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), the median sold price in Plymouth Township was $515,000; in Q3 2026 it was $510,000 (Bright MLS, pulled Oct 13, 2026).
How fast are homes selling in Plymouth Meeting?
99 of 135 sales over the last 12 months had 30 or fewer days on market, at an average of 97.86% of original list price (Bright MLS, pulled Oct 13, 2026).