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Municipality identity
What we know about Bristol Township.
Bristol Township is the second most populous municipality in Bucks County, encompassing Levittown and surrounding communities. 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 (municipal reference) 54,291 curated
Land area 16.3 sq mi curated
Reference coordinates 40.1167, -74.8664 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 (municipal reference)
54,291
Undated municipal seed reference; use the dated ACS estimate in the town snapshot for comparison.
Land area
16.3 sq mi
Municipal reference data.
Reference coordinates
40.1167, -74.8664
Centroid-style reference point for GIS orientation — not a property boundary.
Market snapshot
Bristol Township by the numbers.
Census-cited figures for Bristol 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.
Bristol 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
Bristol Township millage (2026)24.98 mills
official
Bristol Township SD millage (2026–2027)237.1744 mills official
Combined total291.8044 mills
County (29.65 mills)
Bristol Township (24.98 mills)
Bristol Township SD (237.1744 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 Bristol 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
Bristol 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 Bristol Township compares to the rest of Bucks County.
At $315,500, the median home in Bristol Township sits 29.1% below the $445,250 county
median — 50th highest of the 54 municipalities with
a published figure.
Median household income sits 30.3% below the county at $79,101. 72.4% of occupied households are owner-occupied; the remainder are renter-occupied.
The mean one-way commute is 27.4 min against a county median
of 28.9 min.
Measure
Bristol Township
County median
Rank
Median home value
$315,500
$445,250
50th of 54 -29.1%
Median household income
$79,101
$113,475
50th of 54 -30.3%
Median gross rent
$1,245
$1,575
47th of 52 -20.9%
Owner-occupied share
72.4%
80.7%
38th of 54 -10.3%
Mean commute
27.4 min
28.9 min
35th of 54 -5.2%
Median age
40.4
44.1
41st of 54 -8.3%
Population density (ACS estimate)
3,323 / sq mi
—
16.3 sq mi municipal reference area
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 Bristol Township fits, look at these next.
Closest matches on home value, income, rent, owner-occupancy and commute — the towns a buyer weighing Bristol Township usually ends up comparing it against.
Exposure: Delaware River (tidal) · Neshaminy Creek · Mill Creek
Bristol Township’s flood exposure is more about creeks than the river. The tidal Delaware
fronts the township’s Croydon section, but Neshaminy Creek and Mill Creek thread through
residential neighborhoods, and the remnants of Hurricane Ida (September 2021) — part of a
federal disaster declaration that included Bucks County — showed how fast those creek corridors
can flood.
Creekside neighborhoods warrant the same diligence as riverfront ones: pull the FIRM panel at
the address, ask about 2021 and other recent flood history, and check how the block drained
during intense-rain events. Zone AE fingers follow the creeks well inland here.
Listed alongside Aqua for other sections; confirm the service address.
Bristol Township has several water providers. The township identifies LBCJMA for its Levittown
sections, TOFA for Fairless Hills, and Aqua or BCWSA for Bristol, West Bristol, Croydon and Edgely.
Confirm the property with the provider before opening an account. PECO serves the area, while
trash and recycling are township-contracted.
Two practical notes for Levittown-era housing: bulk pickup is limited to one item per household per
month with township pre-registration. Older homes merit a check of water-line materials and
sewer-lateral condition. Confirm ownership and repair responsibilities with the utility; they
are not identical for every system.
Croydon's station puts Regional Rail to Center City and Trenton inside the township.
Bristol Township is the Levittown township — most of the planned sections sit here — and its
lifestyle case is more practical than pastoral: Route 13 retail, I-95 access, and a Trenton Line
Regional Rail station at Croydon. The green counterweight is Silver Lake, where a county park
and the Silver Lake Nature Center’s preserved wetland trails sit a few minutes from almost any
Levittown section.
This is Lower Bucks’ value play: the same commute infrastructure as its pricier neighbors at
the county’s most accessible price points. The trade is density and traffic — Route 13 and
New Falls Road at rush hour are real — so buyers should drive their specific section at peak
times, not just on a quiet Sunday.
A Bristol Township address is presumed to sit in Bristol Township SD, but boundaries split streets — confirm the assignment for the exact parcel. Assessment matters more than the $315,500 median suggests: Bucks County assesses at a fraction of market value, so two similar Bristol Township homes can carry very different bills.
Bristol Township is served by Bristol 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 Bristol Township?
The median value of owner-occupied homes in Bristol Township is about $316K, 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 Bristol Township?
Bristol Township has a median household income of about $79K, a median age of 40.4, 72.4% 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 Bristol Township?
Bristol Township property taxes have three layers totaling 291.8044 mills on the county assessed value (2026 county/municipal; 2026–2027 school): county 29.65 mills, Bristol Township 24.98 mills, and Bristol Township SD 237.1744 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 Bristol Township?
Workers living in Bristol Township average about 27.4 minutes each way, per ACS 5-Year Estimates (2020–2024, tables B08013/B08303). Bristol Township sits in the Lower Bucks corridor of Bucks County.
What part of Bucks County is Bristol Township in?
Bristol 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 Bristol Township transactions.
Bristol 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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