Perkiomen Valley School District, Montgomery County, PA
Rittenhouse Square
Performance Tier
Underperformer
Median Sold
$392,500
Avg. Appreciation
7%
Avg. $ Gain
$25,100
2025 Sales
2
Limited Activity
Compared to the Perkiomen Valley district average, Rittenhouse Square is
underperforming by 88%.
Based on 33 years of public sales records across 2418 neighborhoods in 4 counties.
About
Rittenhouse Square is a brick-front townhome subdivision in Trappe Borough, Montgomery County, built primarily between 1986 and 1995. Units are arranged on cul-de-sac courts — including Washington Court, Franklin Court, Jefferson Court, and Hancock Court — off Williams Way between West 5th Avenue and Ridge Pike. The Rittenhouse Square Community Association manages common area maintenance, lawn care, snow removal, trash collection, and parking fees for the community; the HOA portal migrated to Excalibur Enterprises’ management platform in November 2023. Students attend South Elementary School in Trappe Borough, Perkiomen Valley Middle School East, and Perkiomen Valley High School, all within the Perkiomen Valley School District.
Specifications
Home Stock
Brick-front interior row and end-unit townhomes, typically two stories plus a finished walkout basement. Most units carry three bedrooms and 2.5 baths; some owners have converted basements to add a fourth bedroom and full bath. Wood-burning fireplaces, rear decks, and sliding glass doors to lower patios are recurrent features across multiple recorded listings.
Location & Access
The community is located off Williams Way between West 5th Avenue and Ridge Pike in Trappe Borough. Routes 422, 113, and 29 are all within minutes. Providence Town Center retail is accessible via Route 422.
Location Anchors
Collegeville, PA 19426
Montgomery, PA
40.195, -75.477
What Makes This Distinct
The Cyr Team’s 33-year appreciation index classifies Rittenhouse Square as an entry-level, limited-activity community that has underperformed the broader Perkiomen Valley district — sellers have averaged a modest nominal gain per transaction, but the appreciation rate trails the district benchmark by a wide margin, which is a structural data point buyers and sellers should factor into hold-period planning.
For Buyers & Sellers
If You’re Buying
Accessible at $392k median. competitive market. limited inventory – be patient.
If You’re Selling
Sellers gained $25k on average. trailing the district by 88%. active market (14 day median). median sale price $392k.
Worth Asking
Have you considered what it means for your exit timeline when a community’s long-run appreciation has consistently lagged the surrounding school district by a substantial margin — and whether the HOA’s scope of services (lawn, snow, trash) is fully reflected in your total cost-of-ownership math before you sign?
Common Questions
What does the Rittenhouse Square Community Association cover?
Public records confirm the HOA fee includes common area maintenance, lawn maintenance, parking, snow removal, and trash collection. The association’s management portal, formerly at rsca.communitysite.com, moved to Excalibur Enterprises’ platform at portal.myhoacompany.com in November 2023. Pet ownership (cats and dogs) is permitted subject to a numerical limit. Buyers should request the current fee schedule, reserve study, and governing documents as part of due diligence — Pennsylvania law requires sellers to provide a resale certificate before closing.
Which schools serve Rittenhouse Square in Trappe Borough?
Trappe Borough is served entirely by the Perkiomen Valley School District. Elementary-aged children are assigned to South Elementary School at 200 E. Third Avenue in Trappe (grades K–5). Students then feed into Perkiomen Valley Middle School East and Perkiomen Valley High School. The district serves approximately 4,800 students across six municipalities. Boundary assignments can change; buyers should verify current enrollment eligibility directly with the district at pvsd.org before purchasing.
Is this the same ‘Rittenhouse Square’ as the one in Philadelphia?
No. This is a separate, unrelated townhome subdivision in Trappe Borough, Montgomery County, ZIP 19426, governed by the Rittenhouse Square Community Association. It shares only the name with the famous Center City Philadelphia park and surrounding neighborhood. The Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square is a historic urban park planned by William Penn in the late 17th century; the Trappe subdivision was developed beginning in the mid-1980s. Buyers searching online should confirm they are reviewing the correct property and community.
Items to Verify with Your Agent
A few specifics on this page are sourced from secondary aggregators or older filings. Confirm before relying:
- Approx Homes — HelloCondo lists ’11 single-unit homes’ but this appears to reflect only units in their dataset, not a total community count. No authoritative source (HOA declaration, township record) confirms total unit count. Left null.
- Builder — No builder name has been identified in any public records record, HOA document, or third-party source. Community likely built by one or more local contractors across a phased 1986–1995 period. Cannot be verified.
- Hoa Fee Amount — HelloCondo reports an average HOA fee of $12, which is almost certainly a data artifact (likely monthly, quarterly, or annual fee improperly parsed). No authoritative current fee figure found. Buyers must obtain the current fee schedule from the HOA or resale certificate.
- Most Common Elementary — Public records structural data field left blank. Based on Trappe Borough geography and PVSD district map, South Elementary School is the logical assignment, but PVSD boundary assignments should be confirmed directly. Not guaranteed by this page.
- Avg Year Built — appreciation index reports average year built as 1989, which is plausible given the 1986–1995 construction window documented across multiple listings. No anomaly flagged — data appears consistent.
- Appreciation Range Source Count — The 33-year appreciation index used only 1 sale to compute the average appreciation figure. This is statistically thin and the performance classification (‘underperformer, -88% vs. district’) should be interpreted with caution given the small sample.
School District
Rittenhouse Square is served by the Perkiomen Valley School District. Buyers should verify current school assignments directly with the district.
View Perkiomen Valley School District Information
Sources Consulted
Public deed records · Montgomery County Recorder · blog.johnmcclintock.com · hellocondo.com · homes.com · myhoarsca.com · myhoacompany.com · bexrealty.com · mariedezarate.com · collegeville-pa.gov · pvsd.org · livingplaces.com
Data refreshed: April 25, 2026 (median sold, appreciation, performance tiers, narratives) · Content reviewed: April 25, 2026 (overview, structural insight, FAQs)
The Cyr Team · 2418 neighborhoods · 4 counties · 33 years of public sales records