Quakertown Borough is the commercial hub of Upper Bucks, with a revitalized downtown, Quakertown Community schools, and relative affordability compared to county premium corridors.
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Municipality identity
What we know about Quakertown Borough.
Quakertown Borough is the commercial hub of Upper Bucks, with a revitalized downtown, Quakertown Community schools, and relative affordability compared to county premium corridors. Identity facts below are labeled so you know what is curated reference data versus what still needs official verification.
Municipality type Borough official
County Bucks County, PA official
Housing corridor Upper Bucks curated
Primary ZIP 18951 curated
Population 9,359 curated
Land area 2.6 sq mi curated
Established 1855 curated
Reference coordinates 40.4406, -75.3406 curated
Housing corridor
Upper Bucks
Corridor grouping is curated for housing comparison — not a municipal boundary.
Primary ZIP
18951
ZIP codes do not determine school district assignment in Bucks County.
Population
9,359
Municipal reference data — confirm with U.S. Census for official counts.
Land area
2.6 sq mi
Municipal reference data.
Established
1855
Historical incorporation reference — verify with municipal records if material to your decision.
Reference coordinates
40.4406, -75.3406
Centroid-style reference point for GIS orientation — not a property boundary.
Market snapshot
Quakertown Borough by the numbers.
Census-cited figures for Quakertown 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.
Quakertown Community 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
Quakertown Borough millage (2026)4.625 mills
official
Quakertown Community SD millage (2025–2026)175.65 mills official
Combined total209.925 mills
County (29.65 mills)
Quakertown Borough (4.625 mills)
Quakertown Community SD (175.65 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.
More land per dollar, lower density, borough anchors like Quakertown and Perkasie, and the most patient appreciation in the county.
Buyer framing (curated): More land per dollar, borough downtowns like Quakertown and Perkasie, and Pennridge or Quakertown schools. Buyers who want space often start here.
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 Quakertown 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
Quakertown Community SD
Curated municipality mapping. District assignment is still address-level — verify before you act.
03
curated
Market corridor
Upper Bucks
More land per dollar, lower density, borough anchors like Quakertown and Perkasie, and the most patient appreciation in the county.
04
curated
Municipality overview
Curated
Overview drawn from curated municipal reference data — not a market valuation.
County context
How Quakertown Borough compares to the rest of Bucks County.
At $278,500, the median home in Quakertown Borough sits 37.5% below the $445,250 county
median — 53rd highest of the 54 municipalities with
a published figure.
Median household income sits 24.2% below the county at $85,959. At 54.9% owner-occupied, Quakertown Borough carries an unusually large rental base for Bucks County — relevant if you are buying to live rather than to hold.
The mean one-way commute is 24.1 min against a county median
of 28.9 min.
Measure
Quakertown Borough
County median
Rank
Median home value
$278,500
$445,250
53rd of 54 -37.5%
Median household income
$85,959
$113,475
46th of 54 -24.2%
Median gross rent
$1,321
$1,575
46th of 52 -16.1%
Owner-occupied share
54.9%
80.7%
51st of 54 -32%
Mean commute
24.1 min
28.9 min
48th of 54 -16.6%
Median age
37.2
44.1
49th of 54 -15.6%
Population density
3,600 / sq mi
—
2.6 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 Quakertown Borough fits, look at these next.
Closest matches on home value, income, rent, owner-occupancy and commute — the towns a buyer weighing Quakertown Borough usually ends up comparing it against.
Quakertown Borough is in UGI's gas service territory, not PECO's.
Quakertown is one of the few Pennsylvania boroughs that still runs its own electric utility — the
borough has owned the system since the early 1890s, buying power wholesale and distributing it
through its own substation and lines. Practically, that means your electric bill comes from Borough
Hall, not PECO or PPL, rates are set by borough council rather than the PUC, and outage calls go to
the borough’s own crews.
The borough line is a utility line: step across it into Richland Township and the regional utilities
take over. Gas here is UGI territory, and most other utility questions route through the borough
office. If you’re comparing addresses in and around Quakertown, confirm which side of the line the
property sits on before you model monthly costs.
Trash & recycling Municipality contracts a hauler
RecyclingWeekly
Bulk itemsContact the municipality
Borough contracts trash and recycling. Contact borough for details.
Upper Bucks' big lake — 5,000+ acres of boating, trails, and shoreline a short drive east of the borough.
Local park
Borough park system (Memorial & Univest Performance Center area) — Quakertown Borough
In-town parks and the events calendar do downtown duty on summer weekends.
Roads
PA 309 / PA 313 / PA 663
The borough sits at Upper Bucks' road junction — Allentown, Doylestown, and the Northeast Extension are all one road away.
Quakertown is Upper Bucks’ everyday hub, and its lifestyle case rests on Lake Nockamixon: the
state park’s 5,000-plus acres of water and woods start minutes east of the borough, making
after-work sails and weekend trail rides ordinary rather than an event. In town, a compact
downtown with its own events calendar covers the daily-life basics.
There’s no passenger rail here — Quakertown trades commute convenience for price and space.
Route 309 carries you to the Lehigh Valley or the Montgomery County job corridor, 313 to
Doylestown, and 663 to the Turnpike’s Northeast Extension. For buyers priced out of Central
Bucks, this junction-town practicality plus the lake is the pitch.
A Quakertown Borough address is presumed to sit in Quakertown Community SD, but boundaries split streets — confirm the assignment for the exact parcel. Assessment matters more than the $278,500 median suggests: Bucks County assesses at a fraction of market value, so two similar Quakertown Borough homes can carry very different bills.
Quakertown Borough is served by Quakertown Community 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 Quakertown Borough?
The median value of owner-occupied homes in Quakertown Borough is about $279K, 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 Quakertown Borough?
Quakertown Borough has a median household income of about $86K, a median age of 37.2, 54.9% 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 Quakertown Borough?
Quakertown Borough property owners pay three separate bills totaling 209.925 mills on the county assessed value (2026 county sheet): county 29.65 mills, Quakertown Borough 4.625 mills, and Quakertown Community SD 175.65 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 Quakertown Borough?
Workers living in Quakertown Borough average about 24.1 minutes each way, per ACS 5-Year Estimates (2020–2024, tables B08013/B08303). Quakertown Borough sits in the Upper Bucks corridor of Bucks County.
What part of Bucks County is Quakertown Borough in?
Quakertown Borough is a borough in the Upper Bucks corridor of Bucks County, Pennsylvania (ZIP 18951). More land per dollar, lower density, borough anchors like Quakertown and Perkasie, and the most patient appreciation in the county.
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