Apartments for Rent in Glenolden PA

A compact Philadelphia suburb where commuter rail convenience meets small-borough charm, Glenolden packs a lot of daily-life appeal into roughly one square mile along Delaware County's Chester Pike corridor. Residents enjoy easy access to local restaurants and retailers along Chester Pike and MacDade Boulevard, plus quiet residential streets lined with early-to-mid-1900s architecture just three miles from Philadelphia's city limits.

The rental landscape here leans toward apartment communities in low-rise and garden-style buildings, with some rowhome and twin rentals offering off-street parking and a bit more elbow room than you'd find in the city. Single-family detached homes are also available to rent throughout the borough's modest, tree-lined blocks.

Incorporated in 1894, Glenolden grew from a two-street settlement into a full residential borough anchored by Glenolden Station on SEPTA's Wilmington/Newark Line. The borough sits near Widener University and Swarthmore College, and its proximity to Philadelphia International Airport -- just a 12-minute drive away -- adds a practical perk that few suburbs this close to a major city can match.