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Municipality identity
What we know about Bridgeton Township.
Bridgeton Township is a township in Bucks County covering about 40.5 square miles in the River Corridor (ZIP 18929). 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 River Corridor curated
Primary ZIP 18929 curated
Population 2,118 curated
Land area 40.5 sq mi curated
Reference coordinates 40.5581, -75.1103 curated
Housing corridor
River Corridor
Corridor grouping is curated for housing comparison — not a municipal boundary.
Primary ZIP
18929
ZIP codes do not determine school district assignment in Bucks County.
Population
2,118
Municipal reference data — confirm with U.S. Census for official counts.
Land area
40.5 sq mi
Municipal reference data.
Reference coordinates
40.5581, -75.1103
Centroid-style reference point for GIS orientation — not a property boundary.
Market snapshot
Bridgeton Township by the numbers.
Census-cited figures for Bridgeton 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.
Palisades 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
Bridgeton Township millage (2026)6.00 mills
official
Palisades SD millage (2025–2026)120.404 mills official
Combined total156.054 mills
County (29.65 mills)
Bridgeton Township (6.00 mills)
Palisades SD (120.404 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.
Delaware River lifestyle, scenically constrained supply, and the county's highest-premium addresses.
Buyer framing (curated): Delaware River lifestyle premium, scenic supply constraints, and New Hope-Solebury / Council Rock / Pennsbury edges. Premium addresses with thin inventory.
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 Bridgeton 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
Palisades SD
Curated municipality mapping. District assignment is still address-level — verify before you act.
03
curated
Market corridor
River Corridor
Delaware River lifestyle, scenically constrained supply, and the county's highest-premium addresses.
04
curated
Municipality overview
Curated
Overview drawn from curated municipal reference data — not a market valuation.
County context
How Bridgeton Township compares to the rest of Bucks County.
At $385,700, the median home in Bridgeton Township sits 13.4% below the $445,250 county
median — 38th highest of the 54 municipalities with
a published figure.
Median household income sits 27.5% below the county at $82,292. Owner-occupancy is high at 87%, so resale stock turns over slowly and rentals are scarce.
The mean one-way commute is 35 min against a county median
of 28.9 min.
Measure
Bridgeton Township
County median
Rank
Median home value
$385,700
$445,250
38th of 54 -13.4%
Median household income
$82,292
$113,475
49th of 54 -27.5%
Median gross rent
$1,418
$1,575
38th of 52 -9.9%
Owner-occupied share
87%
80.7%
17th of 54 +7.8%
Mean commute
35 min
28.9 min
7th of 54 +21.1%
Median age
60.1
44.1
1st of 54 +36.4%
Population density
52 / sq mi
—
40.5 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 Bridgeton Township fits, look at these next.
Closest matches on home value, income, rent, owner-occupancy and commute — the towns a buyer weighing Bridgeton Township usually ends up comparing it against.
Bridgeton is a small river township whose population centers — including the village of Upper
Black Eddy — sit along the Delaware and River Road. The 2004–2006 sequence of main-stem floods
(September 2004, April 2005, June 2006) hit this reach of the river repeatedly, and River Road
closures isolate riverfront properties during high water.
With so much of the township’s housing near the river, assume a FIRM check is mandatory
diligence here, and ask specifically about flood history and access during past events for any
riverfront or River Road address.
The canal and towpath hug the river through Upper Black Eddy — flat miles in both directions.
Roads
River Road (Route 32)
The township's main artery, with the Upper Black Eddy–Milford bridge carrying you into New Jersey.
Bridgeton is one of the county’s smallest townships, and that’s the point: Upper Black Eddy is
a river village, not a suburb, and daily life is organized around River Road, the canal, and
the bridge to Milford. Ringing Rocks Park — the boulder field that literally rings under a
hammer — is the landmark everyone knows, and it sits in Bridgeton, not just “near” it.
Buying here means accepting the trade honestly: no rail, few services, and a school run to
Palisades district campuses, in exchange for river frontage and quiet that Lower Bucks cannot
offer at any price. Read this profile’s flood section carefully — the same river that makes
Upper Black Eddy beautiful has flooded it repeatedly.
A Bridgeton Township address is presumed to sit in Palisades SD, but boundaries split streets — confirm the assignment for the exact parcel. Assessment matters more than the $385,700 median suggests: Bucks County assesses at a fraction of market value, so two similar Bridgeton Township homes can carry very different bills.
Bridgeton Township is served by Palisades 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 Bridgeton Township?
The median value of owner-occupied homes in Bridgeton Township is about $386K, 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 Bridgeton Township?
Bridgeton Township has a median household income of about $82K, a median age of 60.1, 87% 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 Bridgeton Township?
Bridgeton Township property owners pay three separate bills totaling 156.054 mills on the county assessed value (2026 county sheet): county 29.65 mills, Bridgeton Township 6 mills, and Palisades SD 120.404 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 Bridgeton Township?
Workers living in Bridgeton Township average about 35 minutes each way, per ACS 5-Year Estimates (2020–2024, tables B08013/B08303). Bridgeton Township sits in the River Corridor corridor of Bucks County.
What part of Bucks County is Bridgeton Township in?
Bridgeton Township is a township in the River Corridor corridor of Bucks County, Pennsylvania (ZIP 18929). Delaware River lifestyle, scenically constrained supply, and the county's highest-premium addresses.
Closing support
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