Lower Makefield Township is one of Bucks County's 54 municipalities. This profile routes tax layers, school district context, corridor framing, and official county records — with honest source labels on every claim.
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Municipality identity
What we know about Lower Makefield Township.
Overview editorial is still expanding for Lower Makefield Township. The facts below come from curated municipal reference data — not market valuations or price claims.
Municipality type Township official
County Bucks County, PA official
Housing corridor Lower Bucks curated
Primary ZIP 19067 curated
Population 33,180 curated
Land area 19.2 sq mi curated
Reference coordinates 40.2256, -74.8322 curated
Housing corridor
Lower Bucks
Corridor grouping is curated for housing comparison — not a municipal boundary.
Primary ZIP
19067
ZIP codes do not determine school district assignment in Bucks County.
Population
33,180
Municipal reference data — confirm with U.S. Census for official counts.
Land area
19.2 sq mi
Municipal reference data.
Reference coordinates
40.2256, -74.8322
Centroid-style reference point for GIS orientation — not a property boundary.
Market snapshot
Lower Makefield Township by the numbers.
Census-cited figures for Lower Makefield 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
Lower Makefield Township millage (2026)24.993 mills
official
Pennsbury SD millage (2025–2026)204.003 mills official
Combined total258.646 mills
County (29.65 mills)
Lower Makefield Township (24.993 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.
pending
Municipality overview
Editorial overview not yet written for this town. Identity facts and official-source routing below are still available.
Decision signals
What matters before you act in Lower Makefield 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
pending
Municipality overview
Expanding
Editorial overview pending. Identity facts below are sourced from municipal reference data.
County context
How Lower Makefield Township compares to the rest of Bucks County.
At $630,200, the median home in Lower Makefield Township runs 41.5% above the $445,250 county
median — 7th highest of the 54 municipalities with
a published figure.
Median household income runs 54.4% above the county at $175,206. Owner-occupancy is high at 87.6%, so resale stock turns over slowly and rentals are scarce.
The mean one-way commute is 28.4 min against a county median
of 28.9 min.
Measure
Lower Makefield Township
County median
Rank
Median home value
$630,200
$445,250
7th of 54 +41.5%
Median household income
$175,206
$113,475
5th of 54 +54.4%
Median gross rent
$2,340
$1,575
3rd of 52 +48.6%
Owner-occupied share
87.6%
80.7%
16th of 54 +8.6%
Mean commute
28.4 min
28.9 min
29th of 54 -1.7%
Median age
46.4
44.1
18th of 54 +5.3%
Population density
1,728 / sq mi
—
19.2 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 Lower Makefield Township fits, look at these next.
Closest matches on home value, income, rent, owner-occupancy and commute — the towns a buyer weighing Lower Makefield Township usually ends up comparing it against.
Water shapes the market in Lower Makefield Township.
Exposure: Delaware River · Delaware Canal
Most of Lower Makefield sits comfortably above the river, but its eastern edge fronts the
Delaware and the Delaware Canal, and riverfront neighborhoods near the Yardley line took water
in the September 2004, April 2005, and June 2006 main-stem floods. Interior drainage along the
township’s creeks adds localized exposure after intense rain.
The practical split: river-adjacent and canal-adjacent parcels demand a FIRM check and an
insurance quote before any offer; inland parcels should still be checked — creek corridors
carry mapped Zone A/AE fingers well away from the Delaware. The FEMA map at the exact address
settles it either way.
Yardley and Woodbourne stations bracket the township for Regional Rail commuters.
Lower Makefield is Lower Bucks’ executive suburb, and its outdoor case is stronger than the
subdivision streetscape suggests: Five Mile Woods preserves a genuine forest block inside the
township, the Delaware Canal towpath runs the river edge, and the township park system is
extensive and well-kept. Two West Trenton Line stations — Yardley and Woodbourne — serve
opposite ends of town.
The pitch is Pennsbury schools plus commute optionality (rail, I-295, or the river bridges to
New Jersey), and the market prices it accordingly — this is consistently among Lower Bucks’
most expensive townships. River-adjacent streets share Yardley’s flood exposure, so check the
flood section here before shopping the east side.
A Lower Makefield 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 $630,200 median suggests: Bucks County assesses at a fraction of market value, so two similar Lower Makefield Township homes can carry very different bills.
What school district serves Lower Makefield Township?
Lower Makefield 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 Lower Makefield Township?
The median value of owner-occupied homes in Lower Makefield Township is about $630K, 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 Lower Makefield Township?
Lower Makefield Township has a median household income of about $175K, a median age of 46.4, 87.6% 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 Lower Makefield Township?
Lower Makefield Township property owners pay three separate bills totaling 258.646 mills on the county assessed value (2026 county sheet): county 29.65 mills, Lower Makefield Township 24.993 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 Lower Makefield Township?
Workers living in Lower Makefield Township average about 28.4 minutes each way, per ACS 5-Year Estimates (2020–2024, tables B08013/B08303). Lower Makefield Township sits in the Lower Bucks corridor of Bucks County.
What part of Bucks County is Lower Makefield Township in?
Lower Makefield Township is a township in the Lower Bucks corridor of Bucks County, Pennsylvania (ZIP 19067). 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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