Lower Southampton 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 Southampton Township.
Overview editorial is still expanding for Lower Southampton 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 18966 curated
Population 20,599 curated
Land area 8.6 sq mi curated
Reference coordinates 40.1539, -74.9847 curated
Housing corridor
Lower Bucks
Corridor grouping is curated for housing comparison — not a municipal boundary.
Primary ZIP
18966
ZIP codes do not determine school district assignment in Bucks County.
Population
20,599
Municipal reference data — confirm with U.S. Census for official counts.
Land area
8.6 sq mi
Municipal reference data.
Reference coordinates
40.1539, -74.9847
Centroid-style reference point for GIS orientation — not a property boundary.
Market snapshot
Lower Southampton Township by the numbers.
Census-cited figures for Lower Southampton 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.
Neshaminy 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 Southampton Township millage (2026)18.33 mills
official
Neshaminy SD millage (2025–2026)190.2137 mills official
Combined total238.1937 mills
County (29.65 mills)
Lower Southampton Township (18.33 mills)
Neshaminy SD (190.2137 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 Southampton 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
Neshaminy 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 Southampton Township compares to the rest of Bucks County.
At $403,300, the median home in Lower Southampton Township sits 9.4% below the $445,250 county
median — 35th highest of the 54 municipalities with
a published figure.
Median household income sits 9% below the county at $103,211. Owner-occupancy sits at 83.2%, close to the county's mix of owners and renters.
The mean one-way commute is 34.1 min against a county median
of 28.9 min.
Measure
Lower Southampton Township
County median
Rank
Median home value
$403,300
$445,250
35th of 54 -9.4%
Median household income
$103,211
$113,475
34th of 54 -9%
Median gross rent
$1,449
$1,575
33rd of 52 -8%
Owner-occupied share
83.2%
80.7%
23rd of 54 +3.1%
Mean commute
34.1 min
28.9 min
10th of 54 +18%
Median age
45.4
44.1
22nd of 54 +3.1%
Population density
2,395 / sq mi
—
8.6 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 Southampton Township fits, look at these next.
Closest matches on home value, income, rent, owner-occupancy and commute — the towns a buyer weighing Lower Southampton Township usually ends up comparing it against.
Regional Rail from the Trevose side of the township to Center City.
Roads
Street Road (PA 132)
The township's commercial spine — retail, services, and the fast route between I-95 and the Turnpike.
Lower Southampton — Feasterville-Trevose to most people — is a convenience play: Street Road’s
retail runs through the middle of town, the Trevose Regional Rail stop serves the southern
end, and both I-95 and the Turnpike are minutes away. Playwicki Park on the Neshaminy gives
the township a genuine county-park anchor most convenience suburbs lack.
Housing stock is postwar and dense by Bucks standards, which keeps entry prices below the
Council Rock and Pennsbury townships nearby — the schools here are Neshaminy. Buyers
comparing along Street Road should test-drive their actual commute; the corridor’s traffic
is the honest cost of all that convenience.
A Lower Southampton Township address is presumed to sit in Neshaminy SD, but boundaries split streets — confirm the assignment for the exact parcel. Assessment matters more than the $403,300 median suggests: Bucks County assesses at a fraction of market value, so two similar Lower Southampton Township homes can carry very different bills.
Common questions about Lower Southampton Township.
What school district serves Lower Southampton Township?
Lower Southampton Township is served by Neshaminy 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 Southampton Township?
The median value of owner-occupied homes in Lower Southampton Township is about $403K, 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 Southampton Township?
Lower Southampton Township has a median household income of about $103K, a median age of 45.4, 83.2% 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 Southampton Township?
Lower Southampton Township property owners pay three separate bills totaling 238.1937 mills on the county assessed value (2026 county sheet): county 29.65 mills, Lower Southampton Township 18.33 mills, and Neshaminy SD 190.2137 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 Southampton Township?
Workers living in Lower Southampton Township average about 34.1 minutes each way, per ACS 5-Year Estimates (2020–2024, tables B08013/B08303). Lower Southampton Township sits in the Lower Bucks corridor of Bucks County.
What part of Bucks County is Lower Southampton Township in?
Lower Southampton Township is a township in the Lower Bucks corridor of Bucks County, Pennsylvania (ZIP 18966). 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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