Gladwyne, PA is the one address among this site's six Main Line towns you can price without a boundary check: ZIP 19035 sits wholly in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County and the Lower Merion School District. Shortlist it for a detached house on a low-density road, and expect a 1950s or 1960s house more often than an estate. The catch is that no Paoli/Thorndale station has a 19035 address, so if walking to the train matters, start with Haverford instead.
You're weighing Gladwyne against other Main Line towns at $1M and up and want to know what the address settles, what it costs to hold and what you give up.
Is Gladwyne right for you?
Gladwyne fits if
- You want the tax rate and school district settled by the address: all of ZIP 19035's land is in one township, county and district.
- You want a detached house at low density: 83% of units are detached, at about 293 units per square mile (ACS 2020-24).
- You'll drive to a station or to Center City anyway: the village is about 2.5 miles by road from Haverford station and about 11.5 miles from Suburban Station.
Look elsewhere if
- You want to walk to a Paoli/Thorndale station, or you want a condo: Haverford has both a station and a large stock of apartment buildings.
- You want the same price band with a train at the address: Villanova sits $13,984 away on Zillow's typical value and has its own station.
- Your ceiling is under $1M: Zillow's typical value in Wynnewood's ZIP is $819,197, about half of Gladwyne's.
Gladwyne, PA at a glance
| ZIP code | 19035, all of it in Lower Merion Township by land area |
|---|---|
| County | Montgomery County |
| School district | Lower Merion School District |
| Zillow's typical home value | $1,625,035 (ZIP 19035, September 2026), up 8.5% in a year |
| 2026 total millage | 47.2727 mills (county, college, township, 2026-27 school) |
| Estimated yearly tax, typical home | $22,863, before homestead relief |
| Homes | About 1,379 units, 83% detached (ACS 2020-24) |
| Land | 4.71 sq mi, about 293 housing units per sq mi |
Gladwyne ZIP code 19035 on the Main Line map
What it costs to own in Gladwyne each year
Property tax and any HOA dues, before the mortgage. Prefilled with Zillow's typical value for the ZIP; change it to a home you're considering.
a year
- Per month
- $22,863
Estimate: price ÷ the July 2026 Pennsylvania common level ratio factor for the county × the 2026 county, township and school millage, before any homestead reduction unless ticked. Your bill uses the parcel's actual assessed value, so read it from the county record. Insurance isn't estimated: get a quote for the specific home. Nothing you enter is saved or sent.
Should you shortlist Gladwyne, PA?
Shortlist Gladwyne if a detached house and one clean tax and school line matter more to you than walking to a train. Find what you won't compromise on and read across.
| If you won't compromise on | What Gladwyne gives you | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| A tax rate and district you can read from the address | 100% of the ZIP's land is in one township, county and district | Gladwyne |
| A detached house | 83% of units are detached | Gladwyne, or Villanova at 93% |
| A walk to the train | No Paoli/Thorndale station has a 19035 address | Look at Haverford |
| A condo or apartment | 9% of units are in buildings of five or more | Look at Haverford homes for sale, where 41% of units are in buildings of ten or more |
| A house built before 1940 | 18% of units | Possible, but Haverford's share is 34% |
| A price under $1M | Owners value about 86% of owner-occupied homes at $1M or more | Look at Wynnewood or Wayne |
Housing shares come from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 2020-24, by ZIP. They're small-area samples with wide margins, so read them as rounded shares and pull the parcel record before you rely on any one of them.
Where is Gladwyne, PA?
A community in Lower Merion Township on the Philadelphia Main Line, Gladwyne sits about 11.5 road miles from Suburban Station. Its village core sits where Youngsford Road and Righters Mill Road meet. Its old roads, Conshohocken State Road, Rose Glen Road, Mill Creek Road and River Road among them, mark historic sections and not modern neighborhood lines.
ZIP code 19035 in Gladwyne
The ZIP code is 19035, and it covers 4.71 square miles of land, about a fifth of Lower Merion Township. It holds about 1,379 housing units in the Census count, so it's a place you can live and not a PO-box ZIP. The Main Line ZIP code table sets it beside its neighbors.
What county is Gladwyne, PA in?
It's in Montgomery County, and all of 19035's land is on that side. That matters because county lines change how your tax bill is built: the Villanova and Haverford ZIPs split across Montgomery and Delaware counties, and 19035 doesn't.
Is Gladwyne a town or part of Lower Merion Township?
It's part of Lower Merion Township with no government of its own, and the Census doesn't draw a place by that name. Your township services, zoning and police all come from Lower Merion, so read township rules before you read anything labeled Gladwyne.
Is Gladwyne considered Philadelphia?
No, it's in a separate township and county, outside the city line, so living here doesn't make you a city resident for tax purposes. If you work in the city, read how Philadelphia's wage tax treats suburban residents.
Gladwyne's housing stock: more postwar than prewar
More Gladwyne homes date from 1950 to 1969 than from before 1940, by about 34% to 18%. So the estate reputation describes the minority, and a typical shortlist here is a mid-century house whose price rests on its lot and condition.
| Year built (ACS 2020-24) | Gladwyne 19035 | Villanova 19085 | Haverford 19041 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 or earlier | 18% | 13% | 34% |
| 1950 to 1969 | 34% | 44% | 21% |
| 1970 to 1999 | 25% | 32% | 25% |
| 2000 to 2019 | 21% | 8% | 14% |
| Detached share of all units | 83% | 93% | 43% |
Postwar Gladwyne houses: the largest group
The 1950-1969 band is the biggest in the ZIP, so plan your budget around a house about 57 to 76 years old. The median home has at least ten rooms: that's the Census table's ceiling, so the true middle may be larger. Your catch is that a big mid-century house brings a mid-century roof and systems, so read the file before you compare it with a newer build.
Pre-1940 Gladwyne and the historic village
Prewar houses make up about 18% of the ZIP, and the village is where they're easiest to place. Buy near the old village buildings and you may be inside a regulated district, which the history section below covers.
Newer Gladwyne houses
The ZIP has more 21st-century stock than Villanova, 21% of units built from 2000 to 2019 against 8%. If you want modern systems without a renovation, that's a real reason to prefer it. The survey shows no units built since 2020, though a sample zero doesn't prove none exist. To turn this table into a search, use Gladwyne homes for sale by decade and price band.
Is Gladwyne, PA rich? What the home values show
By home values, yes: Zillow's typical value for 19035 was $1,625,035 in September 2026, the highest of the Main Line ZIPs this site tracks. That's about 3.3 times Montgomery County's $492,975, and a typical value is the middle of the market, not its top. The home-value ranking of Philadelphia's suburbs puts it in order against the rest.
Home values above $1M in Gladwyne
Owners put about 959 of Gladwyne's 1,113 owner-occupied homes at $1M or more, about 86%, and about 305 at $2M or more. These are Census counts of what owners think their homes are worth from 2020 to 2024, with margins of about 240 and 117, and they're neither sales nor prices. Next door in Villanova, owners put about 55% at $1M or more on almost the same Zillow figure.
Why Gladwyne home values run high
The record points to supply, though no source proves the cause. There are only about 1,379 units across 4.71 square miles, most are large detached houses, and Gladwyne's typical value has risen about 93% in ten years on Zillow's index. An 8.5% year says what happened, and it says nothing about your house or next year.
Getting from Gladwyne to Center City
Plan on a car for at least part of the trip to Center City, because no Paoli/Thorndale Line station has a 19035 address. Haverford is the station to try first. It has the shortest train of the three nearest, and its road time from the village is about the same as Bryn Mawr's.
| Station | Road from Gladwyne's library | Train to Suburban, inbound | Train from Suburban, outbound |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haverford | 2.5 mi, about 7 min | 33 min | 25 min |
| Bryn Mawr | 2.6 mi, about 6 min | 36 min | 28 min |
| Villanova | 3.9 mi, about 10 min | 41 min | 33 min |
Train times are weekday medians from SEPTA's October 2026 timetable, and inbound times carry 5 minutes of padding for Amtrak work running to November 21, 2026. Road times are free-flow routing estimates with no traffic, so time the drive yourself at the hour you'd leave.
Driving from Gladwyne to Center City
The drive from the village to Suburban Station is about 11.5 miles, about 20 minutes free-flow. That's the best case, with no traffic, so never buy on it. Drive it once at 8 a.m. before you sign, then compare it with your door-to-platform train time on the Main Line commute page.
Haverford and Bryn Mawr stations from Gladwyne
Add the road and train legs and Haverford comes to about 40 minutes inbound and Bryn Mawr about 42, against about 51 by way of Villanova. Those sums leave out parking and the walk to the platform. Your catch is the road: a house on the far side of the ZIP adds to every leg, so time it from the house and not from the library.
Gladwyne or Villanova: what decides it
Rail access and the tax line decide between Gladwyne and Villanova, because price doesn't: their typical values are $13,984 apart. Choose Gladwyne for one clean jurisdiction and more recent houses. Choose Villanova for a station with your ZIP on it and for a Radnor option on the tax bill.
| What you're comparing | Gladwyne 19035 | Villanova 19085 |
|---|---|---|
| Zillow's typical value, September 2026 | $1,625,035 | $1,611,051 |
| Owner homes valued at $1M+ (ACS, owner estimates) | About 959, 86% | About 947, 55% |
| Owner homes valued at $2M+ (same) | About 305 | About 155 |
| Townships by land | Lower Merion, 100% | Radnor 57%, Lower Merion 43% |
| Estimated tax on the typical home | $22,863 | $20,816 Radnor, $22,666 Lower Merion |
| Built 2000 to 2019 | 21% | 8% |
| Own Paoli/Thorndale station | No | Yes, about 41 min in, 33 min out |
If you're buying above $2M, the stock points to Gladwyne, with about twice the owner homes at that level, though the margins are wide. If you'd take the train most days, Villanova's station is the stronger case. The catch in Villanova is that you must check every parcel for its township and district before the numbers above mean anything.
Gladwyne property tax and the other local bills
Expect an estimated $22,863 a year in property tax on Gladwyne's typical home, about $1,905 a month, before homestead relief. That figure is an estimate from a county-wide factor, so pull the parcel's assessed value before you budget. Pennsylvania's other local charges are smaller or one-time. The full Main Line property tax comparison shows every township's rates.
Lower Merion millage in Gladwyne
The 2026 total is 47.2727 mills: county 5.462, community college 0.49, township 4.819 and 2026-27 school 36.5017. The school line is 77% of it. On the typical home the sum runs $1,625,035 divided by Montgomery County's 3.36 factor, which gives about $483,641 assessed, times 47.2727 mills, which gives $22,863.
Tax estimates for Gladwyne at $2M, $3M and $5M
The same method gives about $28,100 at $2M, $42,200 at $3M and $70,300 at $5M. Those use a county-average ratio, and a real bill uses your parcel's assessed value, which can sit well above or below that average. On a $3M house, a bill $5,000 off the estimate is a monthly swing of more than $400.
Gladwyne transfer tax at closing
Budget 2% of the price, 1% state and 1% local, with the local rate read from a law firm's summary, so confirm it with your title company. On the typical home that's about $32,501 in all. By custom, not statute, buyer and seller split it, which adds about $16,250 to your closing costs. The transfer tax page has the exemptions.
Lower Merion has no earned income tax
Lower Merion's school district says it has no earned income tax and relies on real estate tax, which is why the school millage is so large. For a high earner that shifts the cost from paycheck to house, so compare the two together. It adds $0 to your local income bill here, though state income tax still applies. Have a Pennsylvania CPA confirm how your income is treated.
Gladwyne history: War Office, Merion Square and Woodmont
The place has carried three names. The Historical Society's account says it was called War Office after War of 1812 recruiting, then Merion Square until 1890, and that the Reading Railroad probably first used Gladwyne for its Mill Creek stop. Main Line estates and their architects covers the great houses in more depth.
Mill Creek mills and Rose Glen in Gladwyne
Most of the Mill Creek mills are gone or in ruins. Merion Mills, at Rose Glen Road and Mill Creek, was built in 1836 and demolished in 1968. Rose Glen was a riverside hamlet with a Reading station, and today it's a historic section with no official boundary to rely on in a search.
Gladwyne's historic district and HARB review
The Gladwyne (Merion Square) Historic District dates from 1980. A township brief says its Historical and Architectural Review Board reviews exterior changes visible from public ways in local districts. Township pages disagree on the district's name, so check the map before you price a porch, windows or an addition, and treat the review as a line on your renovation schedule.
Gladwyne village landmarks: Old Guard House Inn and War Office
The Society names four village buildings worth finding. The Merion Square Hotel, now the Old Guard House Inn, dates to about 1810-1817, the War Office building to 1798, the Odd Fellows building to 1852, and Gladwyne Methodist Church was organized in 1838. Use them as reference points when you read the historic district map.
Woodmont, Gladwyne's National Historic Landmark
Woodmont is the stone mansion built from 1891 to 1894 for Alan Wood Jr. to a design by William L. Price, and the National Park Service lists it as a National Historic Landmark. It's run today by Palace Mission Inc. The Society lists free first-floor visits on Sundays from April to October, but confirm the hours before you go. It's the place to see what the estate reputation refers to.
Parks and preserved land around Gladwyne
Walk Rolling Hill Park first, at about 103 acres, and then the three other preserved sites listed here. Details come from township and conservancy summaries, so check sizes, hours and access with each operator.
Rolling Hill Park in Gladwyne
This township park is at 1301 Rose Glen Road, which makes it the walk to take if you're comparing roads on the Rose Glen side of the ZIP.
Riverbend near Gladwyne
The Riverbend Environmental Education Center is listed at 30 acres, at 1950 Spring Mill Road. It runs education programs on its land, so ask what public access covers.
Saunders Woods and the Henry Foundation near Gladwyne
Saunders Woods is a preserve at 1020 Waverly Road, and the Henry Foundation for Botanical Research is at 801 Stony Lane. Sources disagree on the foundation's acreage, so don't rely on a number until you've asked it directly.
Gladwyne schools and public safety records
Public schools here come from the Lower Merion School District, and that holds for all of the ZIP's land. Which school serves a given house is a separate question, and you answer it by address. The comparison of Main Line school districts covers how the systems differ, and Main Line private school tuition is on its own page.
Lower Merion School District lookup for Gladwyne addresses
Run any house through the LMSD Address Finder before you rely on it. The district calls its boundary maps reference only, and its Transportation office decides addresses next to a line, at transportation@lmsd.org. The district describes itself as about 8,600 students in 11 schools.
Lower Merion police data for Gladwyne
Crime figures exist by police department and not by community, so the nearest record covers all of Lower Merion Township. Its 2025 FBI filing shows 28 violent and 930 property offenses over 12 months, for a population of 64,974. The Main Line crime data page explains the method and sets it beside neighboring departments.
Gladwyne, PA FAQs
What is the ZIP code for Gladwyne, PA?
The ZIP code is 19035. All of its land, 4.71 square miles, lies in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, and the Census counts about 1,379 housing units there, so it's a residential ZIP and not a PO-box one. The Census area only approximates the postal ZIP, so use the parcel record for any single address.
What county is Gladwyne, PA in?
It's in Montgomery County, in Lower Merion Township. Unlike Villanova or Haverford, its ZIP doesn't cross into Delaware County, so one county sets the assessment base for every home in 19035. Your 2026 total millage is 47.2727, and the county parcel record shows the assessed value that rate applies to.
Where is Gladwyne, PA?
It's on the Philadelphia Main Line in Lower Merion Township, about 11.5 road miles from Suburban Station. The village core is where Youngsford Road meets Righters Mill Road. There's no borough or Census place called Gladwyne, so you'll deal with Lower Merion for township services and rules.
Is Gladwyne considered Philadelphia?
No. It's a community in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, outside the city line. City residency rules don't reach you at this address. If you work in Philadelphia, the city's wage tax can still apply to your pay, so check its rules for non-residents.
Why is Gladwyne so wealthy?
Limited supply is the likely reason its home values run high, though no source states the cause. Zillow's typical value for 19035 was $1,625,035 in September 2026, and the ZIP has about 1,379 units on 4.71 square miles, most of them large detached houses. Home values say nothing about any individual owner.
How wealthy is Gladwyne, PA?
Measured by home values, it tops the Main Line ZIPs this site tracks. Zillow's typical value was $1,625,035 in September 2026, about 3.3 times Montgomery County's $492,975. In Census data, owners estimate about 86% of owner-occupied homes at $1M or more and about 305 at $2M or more, with wide margins. Those are owner estimates from 2020 to 2024, not sale prices.
Is Gladwyne, PA a good place to live?
That depends on whether you value houses and land over a walk to a train. You get a detached stock, 83% of units, about 293 units per square mile, one school district and Rolling Hill Park. You pay an estimated $22,863 a year in property tax on the typical home, and no Paoli/Thorndale station has a 19035 address. Drive the route at rush hour before deciding.
Sources
- Census Bureau: 2020 ZCTA to County Subdivision Relationship File
- Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-24, B25034, B25024, B25018, via Census Reporter
- Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-24, B25075, via Census Reporter
- Montgomery County: County and Municipality Millage Rates
- PA Department of Revenue: Common Level Ratio Factors
- PA Department of Revenue: Realty Transfer Tax
- Lower Merion School District: School Boundary Maps
- Lower Merion School District: Understanding the LMSD Budget
- SEPTA: Paoli/Thorndale Line timetable, October 2026
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: Lower Merion Township Police Department
- National Park Service: National Historic Landmarks by State
- Lower Merion Historical Society: Gladwyne
- Lower Merion Historical Society: Woodmont
- OSRM open routing estimates, calculated November 5, 2026
- Zillow Home Value Index, September 2026
- Lower Merion School District: About LMSD
Reviewed by Reid Rosenthal
Reid reviewed this page for accuracy on November 5, 2026. Figures come from the sources listed above. Our research process.
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