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Municipality identity
What we know about Bensalem Township.
Bensalem is the most populous municipality in Bucks County, bordering Philadelphia and the Delaware River. Identity facts below are labeled so you know what is curated reference data versus what still needs official verification.
Municipality type Township official
County Bucks County, PA official
Housing corridor Lower Bucks curated
Primary ZIP 19020 curated
Population 62,707 curated
Land area 23.3 sq mi curated
Reference coordinates 40.1128, -74.9433 curated
Housing corridor
Lower Bucks
Corridor grouping is curated for housing comparison — not a municipal boundary.
Primary ZIP
19020
ZIP codes do not determine school district assignment in Bucks County.
Population
62,707
Municipal reference data — confirm with U.S. Census for official counts.
Land area
23.3 sq mi
Municipal reference data.
Reference coordinates
40.1128, -74.9433
Centroid-style reference point for GIS orientation — not a property boundary.
Market snapshot
Bensalem Township by the numbers.
Census-cited figures for Bensalem Township from the American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2020–2024).
These are survey estimates with margins of error — context for a decision, not a current listing price.
Curated municipality-to-district mapping — still verify at the property address; some townships span district boundaries.
Bensalem Township School District schools — the district roster from the
federal NCES directory. Assignment within the district is set by the exact address, not the town.
Three bills. Three offices. County-published millage.
Bucks County property owners receive separate county, municipal, and school district tax bills. The rates below
are transcribed from the county's official millage sheet and apply to a property's county assessed value —
a fraction of market value — not its sale price.
County millage (2026)29.65 mills
official
Bensalem Township millage (2026)23.00 mills
official
Bensalem Township SD millage (2025–2026)181.3315 mills official
Combined total233.9815 mills
County (29.65 mills)
Bensalem Township (23.00 mills)
Bensalem Township SD (181.3315 mills)
Estimated annual total
Estimate only: assessed value × mills ÷ 1,000 per layer, before the homestead exclusion or
any interim adjustments. The county bill is what the offices say it is, not what a website computes.
The county's strongest commuter access — I-95, Route 1, and SEPTA rail — paired with entry-point pricing and established neighborhoods.
Buyer framing (curated): I-95 and SEPTA corridors reward commuters. Bensalem, Falls, Newtown, and Yardley each carry different tax and school profiles — entry value with real tradeoffs.
Assessment, deed, parcel, and municipal contact checks belong in every serious housing decision. These links route to official or curated public-source hubs — not secondary aggregators.
Production housing intelligence means honest gaps — not filler. These items still need official source input or licensed data before they can be published as facts.
Decision signals
What matters before you act in Bensalem Township.
01
official
Tax layers
County + municipal + school
Every Bucks County property has three separate tax bills. Millage rates are not published on this profile — verify with the Board of Assessment and municipal tax office.
02
curated
School district
Bensalem Township SD
Curated municipality mapping. District assignment is still address-level — verify before you act.
03
curated
Market corridor
Lower Bucks
The county's strongest commuter access — I-95, Route 1, and SEPTA rail — paired with entry-point pricing and established neighborhoods.
04
curated
Municipality overview
Curated
Overview drawn from curated municipal reference data — not a market valuation.
County context
How Bensalem Township compares to the rest of Bucks County.
At $364,400, the median home in Bensalem Township sits 18.2% below the $445,250 county
median — 40th highest of the 54 municipalities with
a published figure.
Median household income sits 24.9% below the county at $85,223. Owner-occupancy sits at 62.3%, close to the county's mix of owners and renters.
The mean one-way commute is 28.9 min against a county median
of 28.9 min.
Measure
Bensalem Township
County median
Rank
Median home value
$364,400
$445,250
40th of 54 -18.2%
Median household income
$85,223
$113,475
47th of 54 -24.9%
Median gross rent
$1,613
$1,575
24th of 52 +2.4%
Owner-occupied share
62.3%
80.7%
47th of 54 -22.8%
Mean commute
28.9 min
28.9 min
27th of 54 0%
Median age
42.2
44.1
35th of 54 -4.2%
Population density
2,691 / sq mi
—
23.3 sq mi total
Ranks and county medians are computed across all Bucks County municipalities reporting each measure in the
American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Rank 1 is the highest value, not the "best" —
a high median home value and a long commute are both rank 1 at the top of their columns.
Similar towns
If Bensalem Township fits, look at these next.
Closest matches on home value, income, rent, owner-occupancy and commute — the towns a buyer weighing Bensalem Township usually ends up comparing it against.
Exposure: Delaware River (tidal) · Neshaminy Creek · Poquessing Creek
Bensalem fronts the tidal Delaware and holds the mouth of Neshaminy Creek, with Poquessing
Creek on the Philadelphia line — three separate flood sources in one township. The remnants of
Hurricane Ida (September 2021), part of a federal disaster declaration that included Bucks
County, drove serious flooding along the Neshaminy corridor.
Exposure is neighborhood-specific: riverfront and creek-mouth areas carry mapped Zone AE, while
much of the township’s interior sits outside the floodplain. For any address near the river,
the Neshaminy, or the Poquessing, pull the FIRM panel and ask directly about 2021 flood
history before you offer.
The township runs its own water and sewer department for public sewer service and billing.
Bensalem is straightforward on power — Lower Bucks is core PECO territory — but water and sewer
split between providers. Aqua Pennsylvania appears on the county’s supplier roster for Bensalem
water service, while the township’s own Water & Sewer Department handles public sewer, so a single
address can get two separate utility bills from two different offices.
Before closing, confirm with the township which water system serves the property and whether any
sewer or water liens ride with it — the township department is the right first call, and the
listing agent’s word is not the record. Trash here is open-market: residents hire their own hauler,
which belongs in the monthly cost model alongside the utility bills.
A major park-and-ride on the Trenton Line — confirm current service and parking.
Roads
I-95 / US 1 / PA Turnpike
Three of the region's spines cross the township — few Bucks addresses are better connected by car.
Bensalem is the county’s transportation junction: I-95, US 1, and the PA Turnpike all cross the
township, and the Cornwells Heights park-and-ride puts Center City a Trenton Line ride away. If
your household runs on two commutes in different directions, Bensalem’s road-and-rail math is
hard to beat anywhere else in Bucks.
Neshaminy State Park is the surprise for newcomers — a genuine riverfront state park inside the
township, with a marina and summer pool where the creek meets the Delaware. Pair it with the
Street Road retail corridor and you get Bensalem’s honest pitch: everyday convenience and a
river park, not small-town charm.
Last verified July 23, 2026. Sources: DCNR — Neshaminy State Park · SEPTA schedules
. Hours, schedules, and access rules change — confirm with the operator before you plan around them.
Official verification
Confirm facts at the property line.
A Bensalem Township address is presumed to sit in Bensalem Township SD, but boundaries split streets — confirm the assignment for the exact parcel. Assessment matters more than the $364,400 median suggests: Bucks County assesses at a fraction of market value, so two similar Bensalem Township homes can carry very different bills.
Bensalem Township is served by Bensalem Township SD. School assignment in Bucks County is address-level — some townships span attendance boundaries — so always confirm the assigned school for a specific property with the district before making an offer.
What is the median home value in Bensalem Township?
The median value of owner-occupied homes in Bensalem Township is about $364K, per the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2020–2024, table B25077). ACS figures are survey estimates with a margin of error, not current listing prices — use them for context, not pricing.
Who lives in Bensalem Township?
Bensalem Township has a median household income of about $85K, a median age of 42.2, 62.3% owner-occupied households, per ACS 5-Year Estimates (2020–2024). See the market snapshot on this page for the full census-cited profile.
What are property taxes like in Bensalem Township?
Bensalem Township property owners pay three separate bills totaling 233.9815 mills on the county assessed value (2026 county sheet): county 29.65 mills, Bensalem Township 23 mills, and Bensalem Township SD 181.3315 mills. Mills apply to the assessed value — a fraction of market value — so estimate a bill as assessed value × mills ÷ 1,000, and verify rates with the Board of Assessment before closing.
What is the average commute from Bensalem Township?
Workers living in Bensalem Township average about 28.9 minutes each way, per ACS 5-Year Estimates (2020–2024, tables B08013/B08303). Bensalem Township sits in the Lower Bucks corridor of Bucks County.
What part of Bucks County is Bensalem Township in?
Bensalem Township is a township in the Lower Bucks corridor of Bucks County, Pennsylvania (ZIP 19020). The county's strongest commuter access — I-95, Route 1, and SEPTA rail — paired with entry-point pricing and established neighborhoods.
Closing support
Settlement-day help for Bensalem Township transactions.
Bensalem Township settlements route through the township office for permits, use-and-occupancy and certifications, and through the county for deeds and assessment.
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