Falls Township is a major Lower Bucks municipality along the Delaware River and I-95, home to Pennsbury schools, Levittown-era neighborhoods, and strong regional commuter access.
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Municipality identity
What we know about Falls Township.
Falls Township is a major Lower Bucks municipality along the Delaware River and I-95, home to Pennsbury schools, Levittown-era neighborhoods, and strong regional commuter access. 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 19054 curated
Population 34,716 curated
Land area 23.1 sq mi curated
Reference coordinates 40.1767, -74.8278 curated
Housing corridor
Lower Bucks
Corridor grouping is curated for housing comparison — not a municipal boundary.
Primary ZIP
19054
ZIP codes do not determine school district assignment in Bucks County.
Population
34,716
Municipal reference data — confirm with U.S. Census for official counts.
Land area
23.1 sq mi
Municipal reference data.
Reference coordinates
40.1767, -74.8278
Centroid-style reference point for GIS orientation — not a property boundary.
Market snapshot
Falls Township by the numbers.
Census-cited figures for Falls 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.
Pennsbury 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
Falls Township millage (2026)9.97 mills
official
Pennsbury SD millage (2025–2026)204.003 mills official
Combined total243.623 mills
County (29.65 mills)
Falls Township (9.97 mills)
Pennsbury SD (204.003 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 Falls 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
Pennsbury 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 Falls Township compares to the rest of Bucks County.
At $361,900, the median home in Falls Township sits 18.7% below the $445,250 county
median — 41st highest of the 54 municipalities with
a published figure.
Median household income sits 17.8% below the county at $93,223. Owner-occupancy sits at 72.9%, close to the county's mix of owners and renters.
The mean one-way commute is 25.1 min against a county median
of 28.9 min.
Measure
Falls Township
County median
Rank
Median home value
$361,900
$445,250
41st of 54 -18.7%
Median household income
$93,223
$113,475
44th of 54 -17.8%
Median gross rent
$1,465
$1,575
32nd of 52 -7%
Owner-occupied share
72.9%
80.7%
36th of 54 -9.7%
Mean commute
25.1 min
28.9 min
46th of 54 -13.1%
Median age
38.9
44.1
45th of 54 -11.7%
Population density
1,503 / sq mi
—
23.1 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 Falls Township fits, look at these next.
Closest matches on home value, income, rent, owner-occupancy and commute — the towns a buyer weighing Falls Township usually ends up comparing it against.
Below Trenton’s falls the Delaware turns tidal, and Falls Township’s long river frontage works
differently from the upriver towns: flood risk here combines river flow, tide, and storm surge
rather than river stage alone. Interior creeks draining the township’s Levittown sections add
localized flooding after intense rain.
Riverfront and creekside parcels warrant a FIRM check and flood-insurance quote as standard
diligence. Much of the township’s residential core sits outside mapped floodplain, but creek
fingers reach into neighborhoods — the address-level map is the only reliable answer.
The area's park-and-ride sits at the Tullytown line — confirm current service and parking.
Falls Township is where Levittown’s famous sections meet the river flats, and its everyday
lifestyle runs through Falls Community Park — the big township park whose lake loop, fields,
and event calendar do the work a downtown would do elsewhere. Pennsbury Manor, William Penn’s
reconstructed riverfront estate, gives the township a historic anchor most suburbs can’t match.
Commuters use the Trenton Line from Levittown station at the Tullytown line, or US 1 and US 13
by car; the turnpike’s Delaware River bridge leaves from the township’s eastern edge. Housing
here is section-by-section Levittown stock plus newer subdivisions — the park district and
commute door you need should drive which section you shop.
Last verified July 23, 2026. Sources: Pennsbury Manor · 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 Falls Township address is presumed to sit in Pennsbury SD, but boundaries split streets — confirm the assignment for the exact parcel. Assessment matters more than the $361,900 median suggests: Bucks County assesses at a fraction of market value, so two similar Falls Township homes can carry very different bills.
Falls Township is served by Pennsbury 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 Falls Township?
The median value of owner-occupied homes in Falls Township is about $362K, 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 Falls Township?
Falls Township has a median household income of about $93K, a median age of 38.9, 72.9% 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 Falls Township?
Falls Township property owners pay three separate bills totaling 243.623 mills on the county assessed value (2026 county sheet): county 29.65 mills, Falls Township 9.97 mills, and Pennsbury SD 204.003 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 Falls Township?
Workers living in Falls Township average about 25.1 minutes each way, per ACS 5-Year Estimates (2020–2024, tables B08013/B08303). Falls Township sits in the Lower Bucks corridor of Bucks County.
What part of Bucks County is Falls Township in?
Falls Township is a township in the Lower Bucks corridor of Bucks County, Pennsylvania (ZIP 19054). The county's strongest commuter access — I-95, Route 1, and SEPTA rail — paired with entry-point pricing and established neighborhoods.
Closing support
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