Living in Morrisville, PA
Morrisville is a big small town of 9,752 people in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It's part of the Trenton, NJ area. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $292k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,752people
$292kTypical home
$1,044/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,752
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,582 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- In the Trenton, NJ area
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $292k (≈$1,843/mo)
- Median rent $1,044/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,573 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to TTN airport
- 34 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 66 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 104 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,034 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 251 bars within 25 mi
- 735 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 86 museums within 25 mi
- 44 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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