Pottstown PA homes for sale cover a lot of ground and four school districts, and The McKnight Team helps buyers and sellers narrow it down to the market that applies to them. Pottstown Borough is a town of about 22,000 on the Schuylkill River. The Pottstown mailing address also reaches across the three Pottsgrove townships, New Hanover, and a large stretch of northern Chester County. The figures on this page cover all of it, because that is how buyers search.
What the Pottstown Numbers Mean
Four hundred thirty homes closed in six months. The median was $356,000, seventy two percent of sellers got asking price or better and the average closed at 101.7 percent of list. The median went under contract in 6 days.
The county line is the biggest split on this address. The Montgomery County side closed 322 sales at a median of $303,750. The Chester County side closed 107 at $480,000. That is a $176,250 difference on one postal city, and it is the first thing to establish about any Pottstown property.
Pottstown Borough itself closed 161 sales at a median of $260,000, taking 8 days at 100.5 percent of list with 67 percent selling at or above asking. Every surrounding township ran higher on all three measures. The borough is the affordable core and the townships are where the price is.
Where Is Pottstown? County, Township, and Four School Districts
Pottstown Borough is in Montgomery County, in the 19464 ZIP code, on the Schuylkill River at the far western edge of the county near the Berks and Chester lines. The 19464 address stretches well past the borough into Lower, Upper and West Pottsgrove Townships, New Hanover, and across the county line into North Coventry and East Coventry in Chester County.
Four school districts serve that one mailing address. Pottstown School District covered 161 of the sales, Pottsgrove 142, Owen J Roberts 107 and Boyertown Area 11. A Pottstown listing tells you the post office and nothing about the district, the county or the tax rate, all three of which change the number.
What Is It Like to Live in Pottstown, PA?
The borough is a former industrial river town with a dense walkable grid, a downtown that has been under steady reinvestment, and the most affordable housing stock within reach of the Philadelphia suburbs. Rowhomes, twins and modest detached homes on small lots.
Drive five minutes in any direction and it changes completely. The Pottsgroves are conventional suburb with larger lots and newer subdivisions. New Hanover runs rural. Cross into North Coventry and East Coventry in Chester County and you are in Owen J Roberts territory with larger properties and a $480,000 median. The Pottstown address covers all of it.
Neighborhoods on a Pottstown Address
Pottstown Borough
One hundred sixty one sales at a median of $260,000, the largest single submarket and the most affordable one. The Pottstown subdivision grouping alone closed 23 twins and semi detached homes at a median of $235,000. It is also the slowest part of the address at 8 days to contract and the only one where fewer than seventy percent of sellers got asking, at 67 percent.
Coventry Glen and Manatawny Village
The two busiest townhouse communities. Coventry Glen closed 13 end of row units at a median of $412,500 and Manatawny Village closed 9 at $261,500. That is a $151,000 gap between two townhouse communities on the same postal city, which is why product type alone tells you very little here.
Ravens Claw and Pottsgrove Hunt
The detached side in the Pottsgrove townships. Ravens Claw closed 6 at a median of $585,500 and Pottsgrove Hunt closed 6 at $475,865. Detached homes across the whole address closed 282 sales at a median of $427,750, so both of these sit above the detached middle.
Walnut Ridge, Sanatoga Crossing, and Maple Ridge
The attached middle. Walnut Ridge Estates closed 7 interior units at a median of $265,000, Sanatoga Crossing closed 6 at $367,500 and Maple Ridge closed 6 end of row units at $280,500. Interior townhouses across the address closed 55 sales at $271,000 and end of row units closed 34 at $351,000, an $80,000 end unit gap.
What Kinds of Homes Are for Sale in Pottstown?
Detached homes led with 282 of the 430 sales at a median of $427,750. Interior townhouses closed 55 at $271,000, twins and semi detached closed 53 at $239,900, and end of row townhouses closed 34 at $351,000. The median home that sold had 1,511 square feet above grade.
Ninety two of the 430 sales carried a homeowners association and 16 were age restricted. Sales ranged from $45,000 to $2,175,000. A quarter closed under $265,000, so a buyer can still find real inventory below $300,000.
New Construction in Pottstown
Keystone Custom Homes is building Sprogels Run in Pottstown. Pottsgrove Hunt also produced new construction sales on this address during the period.
Only 7 of the 430 homes that closed were new construction, under two percent, the lowest share of any high volume market here. Pottstown is a resale market almost entirely, and with 430 sales in six months there is enough transaction data to price nearly anything accurately if you pick the right comparables. Details on the community, including what is offered and what it costs, are in our new construction section.
If you are considering a builder home, talk to us before your first model home visit. Most builders require your agent to be registered on that first visit, and the sales office works for the builder, not for you.
Four School Districts on One Address
Pottstown School District serves the borough and covered 161 sales. Pottsgrove covered 142 across the Pottsgrove townships. Owen J Roberts covered 107 on the Chester County side. Boyertown Area covered 11 at the northern edge.
The district sets the school portion of the property tax bill, and that is the largest line on the bill for nearly every homeowner here. On this address the county, the municipality and the district can all differ from what a buyer assumes, so confirm each one for the specific property rather than relying on a listing.
What Buyers Should Know Right Now
One hundred one homes for sale is deep inventory, and the median asking price on it is $345,000, slightly below the closed median.
Decide on county and district before you decide on a house. A $300,000 budget buys in the borough. A $480,000 budget buys on the Chester County side in Owen J Roberts. Both are Pottstown. The homes are not interchangeable and neither are the tax bills. With 123 homes already under contract, the well priced ones still move in under a week, so preparation matters even in a market with this much supply.
What Sellers Should Know Right Now
Seventy two percent of Pottstown sellers got asking or better and the average closed above list. With 430 sales behind you, you have a deep, specific comparable set for your exact street and product type.
Use it. The single most expensive mistake on this address is pricing a borough rowhome against a Chester County detached comparable, or the reverse. Those two are $220,000 apart. Automated estimates average across four school districts and two counties here, which makes them less reliable in Pottstown.
Frequently Asked Questions About Pottstown PA Homes for Sale
How much do homes cost in Pottstown, PA?
The median sale price over the last six months was $356,000 across 430 closed sales. Pottstown Borough ran a median of $260,000, the Montgomery County side overall $303,750 and the Chester County side $480,000. Detached homes across the address closed at $427,750.
How fast do homes sell in Pottstown?
The median home went under contract in 6 days and the average was 20 days. Fifty six percent found a buyer within a week and seventy two percent sold at or above the asking price.
What school district serves Pottstown?
Four of them. Pottstown School District covered 161 of the 430 sales, Pottsgrove 142, Owen J Roberts 107 and Boyertown Area 11. Confirm the district for the specific property.
Is Pottstown in Montgomery County or Chester County?
Both, depending on the address. Of the 430 sales, 322 were in Montgomery County at a median of $303,750 and 107 were in Chester County at $480,000.
Is Pottstown affordable?
The sales data says yes. A quarter of sales closed under $265,000, twins and semi detached homes closed at a median of $239,900, and the borough median was $260,000.
Ready to Find Your Pottstown Home?
Pottstown is two counties, four school districts and 430 sales under one ZIP code, running from $45,000 to $2,175,000. No average describes it and no automated estimate handles it well. We pull the comparables that actually match your street, we explain them, and we tell you what we would do if it were ours.
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