Newtown 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 Newtown Township.
Overview editorial is still expanding for Newtown 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 18940 curated
Population 20,288 curated
Land area 30.6 sq mi curated
Reference coordinates 40.2297, -74.9361 curated
Housing corridor
Lower Bucks
Corridor grouping is curated for housing comparison — not a municipal boundary.
Primary ZIP
18940
ZIP codes do not determine school district assignment in Bucks County.
Population
20,288
Municipal reference data — confirm with U.S. Census for official counts.
Land area
30.6 sq mi
Municipal reference data.
Reference coordinates
40.2297, -74.9361
Centroid-style reference point for GIS orientation — not a property boundary.
Market snapshot
Newtown Township by the numbers.
Census-cited figures for Newtown 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.
Council Rock 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
Newtown Township millage (2026)17.115 mills
official
Council Rock SD millage (2025–2026)144.8978 mills official
Combined total191.6628 mills
County (29.65 mills)
Newtown Township (17.115 mills)
Council Rock SD (144.8978 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 Newtown 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
Council Rock 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 Newtown Township compares to the rest of Bucks County.
At $564,400, the median home in Newtown Township runs 26.8% above the $445,250 county
median — 15th highest of the 54 municipalities with
a published figure.
Median household income runs 30.1% above the county at $147,617. Owner-occupancy sits at 84.5%, 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
Newtown Township
County median
Rank
Median home value
$564,400
$445,250
15th of 54 +26.8%
Median household income
$147,617
$113,475
13th of 54 +30.1%
Median gross rent
$2,099
$1,575
9th of 52 +33.3%
Owner-occupied share
84.5%
80.7%
22nd of 54 +4.7%
Mean commute
34.1 min
28.9 min
10th of 54 +18%
Median age
45.1
44.1
23rd of 54 +2.4%
Population density
663 / sq mi
—
30.6 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 Newtown Township fits, look at these next.
Closest matches on home value, income, rent, owner-occupancy and commute — the towns a buyer weighing Newtown Township usually ends up comparing it against.
No station in Newtown itself — the usual park-and-ride is Woodbourne in neighboring Middletown Township.
Tyler State Park is the fact that organizes Newtown Township life: more than 1,700 acres of
creek valley, farm fields, and paved bike trails beginning where the neighborhoods end. Homes
near the park’s edge trade on that access, and the park plus the Council Rock schools reputation
is most of the reason buyers shortlist the township in the first place.
The commuting story is honest suburbia: no rail station inside the township, so drivers take the
Newtown Bypass to I-295, and train commuters park at Woodbourne on the West Trenton Line one
township over. In exchange you get the borough’s walkable dining a bike ride away and one of the
region’s best state parks as a de facto backyard.
Last verified July 23, 2026. Sources: DCNR — Tyler State Park · 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 Newtown Township address is presumed to sit in Council Rock SD, but boundaries split streets — confirm the assignment for the exact parcel. Assessment matters more than the $564,400 median suggests: Bucks County assesses at a fraction of market value, so two similar Newtown Township homes can carry very different bills.
Newtown Township is served by Council Rock 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 Newtown Township?
The median value of owner-occupied homes in Newtown Township is about $564K, 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 Newtown Township?
Newtown Township has a median household income of about $148K, a median age of 45.1, 84.5% 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 Newtown Township?
Newtown Township property owners pay three separate bills totaling 191.6628 mills on the county assessed value (2026 county sheet): county 29.65 mills, Newtown Township 17.115 mills, and Council Rock SD 144.8978 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 Newtown Township?
Workers living in Newtown Township average about 34.1 minutes each way, per ACS 5-Year Estimates (2020–2024, tables B08013/B08303). Newtown Township sits in the Lower Bucks corridor of Bucks County.
What part of Bucks County is Newtown Township in?
Newtown Township is a township in the Lower Bucks corridor of Bucks County, Pennsylvania (ZIP 18940). 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 Newtown Township transactions.
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