Solebury Township spans rolling countryside between New Hope and Doylestown, with New Hope-Solebury schools, scenic constraints on supply, and some of the county's highest housing demand.
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Municipality identity
What we know about Solebury Township.
Solebury Township spans rolling countryside between New Hope and Doylestown, with New Hope-Solebury schools, scenic constraints on supply, and some of the county's highest housing demand. 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 River Corridor curated
Primary ZIP 18963 curated
Population 8,709 curated
Land area 17.7 sq mi curated
Reference coordinates 40.3833, -74.9969 curated
Housing corridor
River Corridor
Corridor grouping is curated for housing comparison — not a municipal boundary.
Primary ZIP
18963
ZIP codes do not determine school district assignment in Bucks County.
Population
8,709
Municipal reference data — confirm with U.S. Census for official counts.
Land area
17.7 sq mi
Municipal reference data.
Reference coordinates
40.3833, -74.9969
Centroid-style reference point for GIS orientation — not a property boundary.
Market snapshot
Solebury Township by the numbers.
Census-cited figures for Solebury 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.
New Hope-Solebury 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
Solebury Township millage (2026)25.9102 mills
official
New Hope-Solebury SD millage (2025–2026)120.5104 mills official
Combined total176.0706 mills
County (29.65 mills)
Solebury Township (25.9102 mills)
New Hope-Solebury SD (120.5104 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.
Delaware River lifestyle, scenically constrained supply, and the county's highest-premium addresses.
Buyer framing (curated): Delaware River lifestyle premium, scenic supply constraints, and New Hope-Solebury / Council Rock / Pennsbury edges. Premium addresses with thin inventory.
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 Solebury 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
New Hope-Solebury SD
Curated municipality mapping. District assignment is still address-level — verify before you act.
03
curated
Market corridor
River Corridor
Delaware River lifestyle, scenically constrained supply, and the county's highest-premium addresses.
04
curated
Municipality overview
Curated
Overview drawn from curated municipal reference data — not a market valuation.
County context
How Solebury Township compares to the rest of Bucks County.
At $788,700, the median home in Solebury Township runs 77.1% above the $445,250 county
median — 2nd highest of the 54 municipalities with
a published figure.
Median household income runs 72.7% above the county at $195,962. Owner-occupancy is high at 92.8%, so resale stock turns over slowly and rentals are scarce.
The mean one-way commute is 32.1 min against a county median
of 28.9 min.
Measure
Solebury Township
County median
Rank
Median home value
$788,700
$445,250
2nd of 54 +77.1%
Median household income
$195,962
$113,475
2nd of 54 +72.7%
Median gross rent
$2,467
$1,575
1st of 52 +56.7%
Owner-occupied share
92.8%
80.7%
6th of 54 +15%
Mean commute
32.1 min
28.9 min
14th of 54 +11.1%
Median age
54.2
44.1
10th of 54 +23%
Population density
492 / sq mi
—
17.7 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 Solebury Township fits, look at these next.
Closest matches on home value, income, rent, owner-occupancy and commute — the towns a buyer weighing Solebury Township usually ends up comparing it against.
Exposure: Delaware River · Aquetong Creek · Cuttalossa Creek
Solebury’s river edge — including the village of Lumberville along River Road — carries the
same main-stem exposure as the rest of the corridor and saw the September 2004, April 2005, and
June 2006 floods. Away from the Delaware, the township’s steep creek valleys (Aquetong,
Cuttalossa, Paunacussing) concentrate runoff quickly during intense storms.
The scenic parcels buyers pay premiums for are frequently the mapped ones: River Road frontage,
creekside mill properties, low crossings. Pull the FEMA panel for the exact address, and treat
any historic mill or creekside structure as a flood-diligence item regardless of zone.
Aqua serves Solebury on the county roster — but only in served areas; much of the township is on wells.
Solebury sells countryside, and the utility map is part of what “countryside” means here. Aqua
Pennsylvania appears on the county’s supplier roster, but public water reaches only parts of the
township — a large share of Solebury homes run on private wells and septic systems, and gas mains
are far from universal, so propane and oil heat are common.
The buyer’s checklist follows directly: establish whether the property is on public water or a
well, public sewer or septic, and what actually heats the house — then price the well test, septic
inspection, and any tank contracts into diligence. Trash is open-market; residents hire their own
hauler. PECO covers the electric side.
The towpath threads the township's river villages — Phillips Mill to Lumberville — with the pedestrian bridge at Lumberville crossing to Bull's Island in New Jersey.
The Lahaska shopping-and-dining village sits on the township's western edge, shared with Buckingham.
Roads
US 202 and River Road
Route 202 carries the Doylestown–New Hope traffic across the township; River Road (Route 32) serves the river villages.
Solebury is the quiet township wrapped around New Hope — the same river scenery and the same
school district, spread over stone farmhouses, preserved fields, and villages like Carversville
and Lumberville that look borrowed from a postcard. The canal towpath is the township’s
front-yard trail, and Peddler’s Village anchors the Lahaska end with shopping and events
year-round.
The premium here is real and durable: New Hope-Solebury schools, protected open space, and
scenically constrained supply keep inventory tight. The trade is car dependence — no rail, and
a winding two-lane road network that is part of the charm until you’re behind a slow truck on
202. River-adjacent listings deserve a careful read of this profile’s flood section.
A Solebury Township address is presumed to sit in New Hope-Solebury SD, but boundaries split streets — confirm the assignment for the exact parcel. Assessment matters more than the $788,700 median suggests: Bucks County assesses at a fraction of market value, so two similar Solebury Township homes can carry very different bills.
Solebury Township is served by New Hope-Solebury 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 Solebury Township?
The median value of owner-occupied homes in Solebury Township is about $789K, 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 Solebury Township?
Solebury Township has a median household income of about $196K, a median age of 54.2, 92.8% 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 Solebury Township?
Solebury Township property owners pay three separate bills totaling 176.0706 mills on the county assessed value (2026 county sheet): county 29.65 mills, Solebury Township 25.9102 mills, and New Hope-Solebury SD 120.5104 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 Solebury Township?
Workers living in Solebury Township average about 32.1 minutes each way, per ACS 5-Year Estimates (2020–2024, tables B08013/B08303). Solebury Township sits in the River Corridor corridor of Bucks County.
What part of Bucks County is Solebury Township in?
Solebury Township is a township in the River Corridor corridor of Bucks County, Pennsylvania (ZIP 18963). Delaware River lifestyle, scenically constrained supply, and the county's highest-premium addresses.
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