Living in Brittany Farms-The Highlands, PA
Brittany Farms-The Highlands is a small town of 4,571 people in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 18 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $396k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,571people
$396kTypical home
$1,852/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
20"Snow
223Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,571
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,835 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 18 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $396k (≈$2,498/mo)
- Median rent $1,852/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (29 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to TTN airport
- 27 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 417 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 130 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,972 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 522 bars within 25 mi
- 1,023 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 178 museums within 25 mi
- 70 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bucks County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk