Montgomery Hills

Montgomery Hills is a townhome community in Montgomery Township, Somerset County, and one of the more attainable ways into the top-ranked Montgomery Township Public Schools. It pairs a Princeton mailing address (08540) with townhome prices that sit well below Princeton's detached homes. Homes come as interior-row and end-of-row townhomes, with a few twin (semi-detached) pairs, and recent closings have run from about $605,000 to $795,000 with a median near $680,000. That combination of a top district, a Princeton address, and a lower price of entry is the core of the community's appeal.

The homes

The community is made up of townhomes built between roughly 1997 and 2004, in interior-row and end-of-row configurations, with a handful of twin (semi-detached) pairs. Floor plans run two to three bedrooms, 2 to 2.5 baths, and about 1,494 to 2,070 square feet, giving families more room than many townhome communities in the area. The streets carry presidential names, including Hoover Ave, Truman Ave, Jackson Ave, Garfield Way, Grant Way, Taft Ct, Kennedy Ct, and Coolidge Way. End-of-row units, with an extra exposure and often more light, tend to sell toward the top of the range: 81 Truman Ave, a three-bedroom end-of-row home, closed at $795,000, while other units such as 91 Hoover Ave closed near $605,000. A monthly HOA fee of roughly $285 to $341 covers common-area upkeep.

The setting

Montgomery Hills sits in a convenient part of Montgomery Township, with good access to Route 206 for commuting and Princeton a short drive south. Community amenities are strong for a townhome development, with tennis and basketball courts, tot lots for younger children, and walking paths, and Montgomery Promenade shopping is close by for daily errands. The surrounding township keeps a semi-rural feel that reads differently from the denser suburbs nearer Route 1.

Schools

Every home is served by the Montgomery Township Public Schools, a district that ranks among the top in Somerset County and across New Jersey, with students continuing through Montgomery High School. The distinction worth understanding is that while the mailing address is Princeton (08540), the schools are Montgomery's, not Princeton's, and that is precisely the draw: buyers get a Princeton address and a top Montgomery district at a townhome price. For commuters, Route 206 carries the drive, and Princeton Junction on the NJ Transit Northeast Corridor line is about 15 to 20 minutes by car for train service toward New York.

Market position

With recent closings from about $605,000 to $795,000 and a median near $680,000, Montgomery Hills sits in the mid-range of Montgomery pricing, below the township's detached single-family enclaves and well below Princeton's detached homes, while still delivering the same top schools. It is one of the more attainable ways to buy into Montgomery Township Public Schools with a Princeton mailing address, and because unit type matters so much here, pricing an end-of-row home against a true end-of-row comparable rather than the community median is where an agent who knows Montgomery Hills adds value.