Please rank these suburbs (King of Prussia, Lansdale: apartments, rent, townhouses)

[FromGA]

Here are the areas --
Lansdale/North Wales, Fort Washington/Upper Dublin, Blue Bell, Plymouth Meeting, King of Prussia, Radnor, Bryn Mawr

Here are the criteria --
Safety:
Public schools:
Commute access to job markets:
SEPTA access to CC:
Homes in 350K-400K price range:

Please rank or rate these areas, for the criteria. Thanks a ton, this will help me very much.

[solibs]

They're all pretty much the same in the safety, commute, septa categories.

[newmarlig]

this is a good site for rating schools:

Great Schools - Public and Private School Ratings, Reviews and Parent Community

[serpent_of_old]

Lansdale/North Wales, Fort Washington/Upper Dublin, Blue Bell, Plymouth Meeting, King of Prussia, Radnor, Bryn Mawr

Lansdale is just way out of the loop on many fronts, as well as a few others you mentioned
here's my list though. all of these have decent school systems
-plymouth meeting - everything you want, the nicest and most balanced by a long shot, plus will give you the most disposable income out of the ones i'd even think are WORTH mentioning
-king of prussia - a mix of classes. currently overpriced. not bad, but not great
-bryn mawr - overrated, but could suit your needs. might have a hard time finding a home woth elbow room on your budget, certainly if you have kids
-radnor - way overrated....stuff happens at their HS that well, you wouldnt want your kid going there

fyi, i grew up in the area. most of the people on this board did not

[ajb842]

All these places are relatively safe with relatively solid public schools. In terms of jobs and accessibility to CC,here's my humble opinion:

1. King of Prussia-lots of job opportunity,blue route and 76 access, you will get a nice home
2. Plymouth Meeting-good schools,can find a nice home,access to CC(also look at Lafayette Hill)
3. Bryn Mawr-jobs( healthcare or education),access to CC,good schools,not likely to find home
4. Blue Bell-lovely,just not convenient to CC;unsure of jobs,schools are good
5. Upper Dublin-good schools,not likely to find home under 350k,not sure of jobs
6. Lansdale-not sure of schools,North Wales is nice with lots of shops/job opportunity,not too familiar with Lansdale-beware of some spots,will get a home for under 350k
7. Radnor-you will not find a home here,not sure of jobs,schools are good

[serpent_of_old]

update
Lansdale is in THE best school system local to here, and they have a train that will bring you to center city, but its the longest commute out of all of the places you listed, and i think the most boring person would be bored out of their mind there. its a small town with alot of little festival things that bring the whole community together for events, but, you'll have to see for yourself
it's missing personality, a heartbeat, and a soul

[maf763]

Originally Posted by serpent_of_old

Lansdale is in THE best school system local to here

That's a pretty unique opinion.

[FromGA]

Cutting out Radnor, Bryn Mawr (over-rate or way over-rated!); cutting out Blue Bell (not convenient to CC)

In the following areas:
Lansdale/North Wales, Fort Washington/Upper Dublin, Plymouth Meeting, King of Prussia
I would like to know of:
street names or sub-divisions (350K-400K), apartments/townhouses for initial move/rent

Thanks a ton for the insight that only natives / long time residents can offer!

[orrmobl]

Relative school rankings:
Tredyffrin
Central Bucks
Radnor
Lower Merion
New Hope
Council Rock
Upper Dublin
Upper Merion

Finding the inexpensive home will be the challenge. You should probably rent for a year and wait until things settle in the markets...

[serpent_of_old]

Originally Posted by maf763

That's a pretty unique opinion.

i have worked with ALL of the local school systems, in terms of helping them get onpoint. they all get graded by me
so i PROBABLY would know