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Municipality identity
What we know about Plumstead Township.
Plumstead Township is a township in Bucks County covering about 36.8 square miles in the Central Bucks corridor (ZIP 18929). 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 Central Bucks curated
Primary ZIP 18929 curated
Population 14,553 curated
Land area 36.8 sq mi curated
Reference coordinates 40.3833, -75.1164 curated
Housing corridor
Central Bucks
Corridor grouping is curated for housing comparison — not a municipal boundary.
Primary ZIP
18929
ZIP codes do not determine school district assignment in Bucks County.
Population
14,553
Municipal reference data — confirm with U.S. Census for official counts.
Land area
36.8 sq mi
Municipal reference data.
Reference coordinates
40.3833, -75.1164
Centroid-style reference point for GIS orientation — not a property boundary.
Market snapshot
Plumstead Township by the numbers.
Census-cited figures for Plumstead 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.
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
Plumstead Township millage (2026)18.69 mills
official
Central Bucks SD millage (2025–2026)146.55 mills official
Combined total194.89 mills
County (29.65 mills)
Plumstead Township (18.69 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.
Decision signals
What matters before you act in Plumstead 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
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
curated
Municipality overview
Curated
Overview drawn from curated municipal reference data — not a market valuation.
County context
How Plumstead Township compares to the rest of Bucks County.
At $572,900, the median home in Plumstead Township runs 28.7% above the $445,250 county
median — 13th highest of the 54 municipalities with
a published figure.
Median household income runs 21.8% above the county at $138,259. Owner-occupancy is high at 90.1%, so resale stock turns over slowly and rentals are scarce.
The mean one-way commute is 31.6 min against a county median
of 28.9 min.
Measure
Plumstead Township
County median
Rank
Median home value
$572,900
$445,250
13th of 54 +28.7%
Median household income
$138,259
$113,475
15th of 54 +21.8%
Median gross rent
$2,222
$1,575
6th of 52 +41.1%
Owner-occupied share
90.1%
80.7%
10th of 54 +11.6%
Mean commute
31.6 min
28.9 min
17th of 54 +9.3%
Median age
43.6
44.1
30th of 54 -1%
Population density
395 / sq mi
—
36.8 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 Plumstead Township fits, look at these next.
Closest matches on home value, income, rent, owner-occupancy and commute — the towns a buyer weighing Plumstead Township usually ends up comparing it against.
Exposure: Delaware River (Point Pleasant) · Tohickon Creek
Most of Plumstead sits inland and upland, but the township reaches the Delaware at the village
of Point Pleasant, where Tohickon Creek meets the river — a confluence that concentrates flood
exposure in a small, desirable village footprint. Point Pleasant saw the September 2004, April
2005, and June 2006 main-stem floods along with the rest of the corridor.
The flood question in Plumstead is therefore mostly a Point Pleasant and Tohickon-corridor
question. Village and creekside parcels warrant a FIRM check and flood-history questions;
the township’s interior subdivisions typically sit outside mapped floodplain — but verify at
the address rather than assuming.
Adjoins the gorge at Point Pleasant with trails, cabins, and the county pool.
Roads
Route 611 and Route 413
The 611 bypass moves commuters toward Doylestown in minutes; 413 crosses the township through Plumsteadville.
Plumstead pairs everyday Doylestown-corridor convenience with a dramatic backyard: the
Tohickon Creek gorge. Ralph Stover State Park and the adjoining Tohickon Valley county park
put cliff-top overlooks, climbing routes, hemlock trails, and a summer pool within a few
minutes of most township addresses — an outdoor résumé few Central Bucks townships can match.
The housing stock splits between newer subdivisions around Plumsteadville and older homes on
rural roads, all feeding Central Bucks schools. The 611 bypass makes the Doylestown commute
painless, which is exactly why the township has grown; buyers wanting the quiet end of Central
Bucks without giving up the district should have Plumstead on the list.
A Plumstead Township 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 $572,900 median suggests: Bucks County assesses at a fraction of market value, so two similar Plumstead Township homes can carry very different bills.
Plumstead Township 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 Plumstead Township?
The median value of owner-occupied homes in Plumstead Township is about $573K, 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 Plumstead Township?
Plumstead Township has a median household income of about $138K, a median age of 43.6, 90.1% 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 Plumstead Township?
Plumstead Township property owners pay three separate bills totaling 194.89 mills on the county assessed value (2026 county sheet): county 29.65 mills, Plumstead Township 18.69 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 Plumstead Township?
Workers living in Plumstead Township average about 31.6 minutes each way, per ACS 5-Year Estimates (2020–2024, tables B08013/B08303). Plumstead Township sits in the Central Bucks corridor of Bucks County.
What part of Bucks County is Plumstead Township in?
Plumstead Township is a township in the Central Bucks corridor of Bucks County, Pennsylvania (ZIP 18929). Walkable downtowns, the Route 611 retail spine, and Central Bucks School District demand — the county's quality-of-life premium.
Closing support
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