Living in Richboro, PA
Richboro is a big small town of 6,963 people in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from Trenton, NJ and 17 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $560k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,963people
$560kTypical home
$1,815/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
20"Snow
235Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,963
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,590 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 12 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $560k (≈$3,529/mo)
- Median rent $1,815/mo
- Median household income $159k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 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 53
- 27% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to TTN airport
- 28 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 364 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 117 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,187 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 513 bars within 25 mi
- 1,132 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 179 museums within 25 mi
- 72 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.