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Doylestown is a big small town of 8,341 people in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 20 miles from Trenton, NJ and 21 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $528k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,341people
$528kTypical home
$1,791/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
18"Snow
223Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,341
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,867 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 20 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $528k (≈$3,328/mo)
- Median rent $1,791/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 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 (52 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (369 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to TTN airport
- 31 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 459 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 117 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,279 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 373 bars within 25 mi
- 796 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 149 museums within 25 mi
- 68 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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