New Britain Borough 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 New Britain Borough.
Overview editorial is still expanding for New Britain Borough. The facts below come from curated municipal reference data — not market valuations or price claims.
Municipality type Borough official
County Bucks County, PA official
Housing corridor Central Bucks curated
Primary ZIP 18901 curated
Population 2,836 curated
Land area 0.6 sq mi curated
Established 1832 curated
Reference coordinates 40.2992, -75.1783 curated
Housing corridor
Central Bucks
Corridor grouping is curated for housing comparison — not a municipal boundary.
Primary ZIP
18901
ZIP codes do not determine school district assignment in Bucks County.
Population
2,836
Municipal reference data — confirm with U.S. Census for official counts.
Land area
0.6 sq mi
Municipal reference data.
Established
1832
Historical incorporation reference — verify with municipal records if material to your decision.
Reference coordinates
40.2992, -75.1783
Centroid-style reference point for GIS orientation — not a property boundary.
Market snapshot
New Britain Borough by the numbers.
Census-cited figures for New Britain Borough 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.
Central Bucks 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
New Britain Borough millage (2026)44.55 mills
official
Central Bucks SD millage (2025–2026)146.55 mills official
Combined total220.75 mills
County (29.65 mills)
New Britain Borough (44.55 mills)
Central Bucks SD (146.55 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.
Walkable downtowns, the Route 611 retail spine, and Central Bucks School District demand — the county's quality-of-life premium.
Buyer framing (curated): School district reputation, Route 611 retail, and Warminster rail access drive buyer demand. Compare Warrington, Doylestown, and Warwick before you anchor on one listing.
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 New Britain Borough.
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
Central Bucks SD
Curated municipality mapping. District assignment is still address-level — verify before you act.
03
curated
Market corridor
Central Bucks
Walkable downtowns, the Route 611 retail spine, and Central Bucks School District demand — the county's quality-of-life premium.
04
pending
Municipality overview
Expanding
Editorial overview pending. Identity facts below are sourced from municipal reference data.
County context
How New Britain Borough compares to the rest of Bucks County.
At $407,000, the median home in New Britain Borough sits 8.6% below the $445,250 county
median — 34th highest of the 54 municipalities with
a published figure.
Median household income runs 10.4% above the county at $125,227. Owner-occupancy sits at 80.4%, close to the county's mix of owners and renters.
The mean one-way commute is 23.2 min against a county median
of 28.9 min.
Measure
New Britain Borough
County median
Rank
Median home value
$407,000
$445,250
34th of 54 -8.6%
Median household income
$125,227
$113,475
20th of 54 +10.4%
Median gross rent
$2,145
$1,575
7th of 52 +36.2%
Owner-occupied share
80.4%
80.7%
28th of 54 -0.4%
Mean commute
23.2 min
28.9 min
51st of 54 -19.7%
Median age
22.6
44.1
54th of 54 -48.7%
Population density
4,727 / sq mi
—
0.6 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 New Britain Borough fits, look at these next.
Closest matches on home value, income, rent, owner-occupancy and commute — the towns a buyer weighing New Britain Borough usually ends up comparing it against.
New Britain Borough appears on the county's roster of Aqua-served municipalities.
New Britain Borough runs on the Central Bucks standard: PECO for electric and gas, Aqua
Pennsylvania as the water supplier on the county roster. Trash is the one service that arrives
unbundled — collection is open-market, so residents hire their own hauler, and weekly recycling
runs through whichever company you contract.
When comparing the borough against neighboring Chalfont or Doylestown, fold the private hauler bill
into the monthly math — contracted-collection towns hide that line inside taxes, open-market towns
don’t. Sewer arrangements and any outstanding municipal charges are confirmed through the borough
office before settlement.
The borough's signature park along the Neshaminy Creek corridor.
Trail
US 202 Parkway Trail — PennDOT
The paved path along the 202 Parkway runs at the borough's doorstep, linking Chalfont to Doylestown by bike.
New Britain Borough is the smaller, quieter sibling on the rail line between Chalfont and
Doylestown — its own station, its own park system anchored by Covered Bridge Park, and
Delaware Valley University’s campus right at its edge. For a borough of its size, the
transportation story is unusually strong: train, the 202 Parkway for drives south, and the
parkway’s parallel trail for bikes.
Housing is a mix of mid-century single-family streets and newer infill, generally priced a
step under Doylestown Borough for the same Central Bucks schools. Butler Avenue carries real
through-traffic at rush hour and the university adds rhythm to the school year; both are worth
a weekday visit before you commit to a specific block.
A New Britain Borough address is presumed to sit in Central Bucks SD, but boundaries split streets — confirm the assignment for the exact parcel. Assessment matters more than the $407,000 median suggests: Bucks County assesses at a fraction of market value, so two similar New Britain Borough homes can carry very different bills.
New Britain Borough is served by Central Bucks 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 New Britain Borough?
The median value of owner-occupied homes in New Britain Borough is about $407K, 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 New Britain Borough?
New Britain Borough has a median household income of about $125K, a median age of 22.6, 80.4% 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 New Britain Borough?
New Britain Borough property owners pay three separate bills totaling 220.75 mills on the county assessed value (2026 county sheet): county 29.65 mills, New Britain Borough 44.55 mills, and Central Bucks SD 146.55 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 New Britain Borough?
Workers living in New Britain Borough average about 23.2 minutes each way, per ACS 5-Year Estimates (2020–2024, tables B08013/B08303). New Britain Borough sits in the Central Bucks corridor of Bucks County.
What part of Bucks County is New Britain Borough in?
New Britain Borough is a borough in the Central Bucks corridor of Bucks County, Pennsylvania (ZIP 18901). Walkable downtowns, the Route 611 retail spine, and Central Bucks School District demand — the county's quality-of-life premium.
Closing support
Settlement-day help for New Britain Borough transactions.
New Britain Borough settlements route through the borough office for permits and certifications, and through the county for deeds and assessment.
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