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Newtown is a small town of 2,224 people in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 9 miles from Trenton, NJ and 18 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $783k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,224people
$783kTypical home
$1,887/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
24"Snow
235Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,224
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,014 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 9 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $783k (≈$4,940/mo)
- Median rent $1,887/mo
- Median household income $166k
- Property tax about 0.9% 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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" 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 (13 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (270 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to TTN airport
- 30 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 177 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 114 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,925 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 452 bars within 25 mi
- 1,048 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 172 museums within 25 mi
- 70 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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