Doylestown is one of the best-graded places in America: an A, ranked 123rd of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It is healthier than 92% of U.S. towns, its schools outperform 90% of the state's, and the median household earns $99K. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $528K, 5.8 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 99% of U.S. towns, with 7 places on the National Register. 59% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Doylestown, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Doylestown is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 97% of U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 70 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do better.

StrongestA⁺History A⁺Hazard risk A⁺WalkabilityWeakestDCost of living

What makes Doylestown stand out

Where Doylestown beats most towns.

Fonthill, Mercer Museum and Moravian Pottery and Tile Works

HistoryA⁺

Settled in 1745

A history going back 281 years.

Natural hazardsA⁺

Very low risk of storm and flood damage

FEMA National Risk Index.

WalkabilityA⁺

More walkable than 97% of U.S. towns

6.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transit

EPA National Walkability Index; Census ACS.

Fonthill, Mercer Museum and Moravian Pottery and Tile Works · National Register of Historic Places

Doylestown’s story

281 years in pictures

Fonthill, Mercer Museum and Moravian Pottery and Tile Works is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.

Census counts: 627 in 1840, a low of 627 in 1840, 8,300 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1861 and 6 maps from 1890 on.

7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

1745Doylestown is settled

Explore the history →

How Doylestown grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Doylestown is from typical.

How grading works

Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 7%), so the A overall blends very different results.

Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 4% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA⁺Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 14.7 of 20; 12.7% of households have no carA⁺Open →Cost of livingDOpen →HealthDoylestown Hospital 1.1 miles awayAOpen →SchoolsAOpen →Jobs & income8,468 jobs based hereAOpen →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors2 miles of trails; 7% conserved landAOpen →History36 notable people born hereA⁺Open →Civic life6.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 48.8–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

Lynnewood Hall and 207 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Doylestown. Close and well known come first.

All 328 attractions →

Big draw17 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall

Big draw26 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey

Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field

Big draw25 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year

Big draw24 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary

Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Doylestown: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Doylestown, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerPECO Energy18.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterDoylestown Boro Water DeptNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerTown site

SchoolsCentral Bucks School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereBucks County Board of ElectionsBucks County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025

ZIP code1890118901 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Doylestown.

Doylestown draws workers from Doylestown Township and beyond, has less smoking than most of Pennsylvania and pairs an A for schools with high home prices.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A

About one in eight working residents works right in Doylestown

8,468 jobs are based in Doylestown, 2.2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.

Most working residents leave Doylestown for work: only 12% work in town. 20% of workers work from home in Doylestown. The top destinations are Doylestown Township (8%), Philadelphia (7%) and Plumstead Township (4%).

12%work in town

	Doylestown	Pennsylvania towns	U.S. towns
Work from home	20%	12%	11%
Median household income	$99,000	$81,000	$80,000
Working residents who work in town	12%	6.3%	8%
Below the poverty line	5.5%	7.6%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Doylestown12%

Doylestown Township8%

Philadelphia7%

Plumstead Township4%

Buckingham Township4%

12 mi

median commute distance

8,468

jobs based in Doylestown

A job hub

jobs vs. working residents

A+

Walkability grade: more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns

Full pageDoylestown’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here8,468 jobs based here · A job hub Where people work12% work in Doylestown Commute times24 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 12 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

SchoolsA

For schools, Doylestown earns an A

Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $528K.

Its public schools are run by Central Bucks SD.

90%of PA districts it outscoresASchool Grade

School	Level	Students	Letter
Doyle El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6	Grades K–6	409	A⁻
Central Bucks HS-WestLargest public high schoolGrades 10–12	Grades 10–12	1,391	B⁺
Linden El SchTop results in townGrades K–6	Grades K–6	353	A

Full pageDoylestown’s schools pageOpen the page

The districtsCentral Bucks SD Vs. the neighborsBehind its 2 graded neighbors Every school7 schools · Lenape MS Questions“Are Doylestown’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation

HealthA

Fewer of Doylestown’s adults have obesity than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town

Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is smoking: 9.9% of its 7,154 adults smoke cigarettes, against 15.8% statewide.

27% of Doylestown adults have obesity. Doylestown beats the Pennsylvania average on 12 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 21% of Doylestown adults have been diagnosed with depression.

92%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade

	Doylestown	Pennsylvania towns	U.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	13%	16%	17%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	9.9%	17%	14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	27%	35%	35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	11%	14%	14%

26 measures vs. Pennsylvania

12 better13 too close to call1 worse

What stands out	Doylestown	PA
Fewer smokers	9.9%	15.8%
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth	10.8%	14.5%
More adults who have had cancer	11.8%	8.8%

Doylestown Hospital

1.1 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

92nd

percentile among PA towns

Full pageDoylestown’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsFewer smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby1.1 miles to an ER · Doylestown Hospital How adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than PA on 12 of 26

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A⁺

Very low risk in Doylestown, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 96% of U.S. communities. Since 1995, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Doylestown.

4risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingEarthquakesTornadoes

paid flood claims since 1995

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageDoylestown’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesVery low risk Flood claims12 paid flood claims · Since 1995 Past disasters6 federal disasters · Paid out in Doylestown Get ready4.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsA

7.1% of Doylestown is conserved land

1.8 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. Doylestown’s trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile. Veterans Memorial Park at Maplewood, at 37 acres with 1.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.

#275for trails in PA

	Doylestown	Pennsylvania towns	U.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile	0.9 miles per square mile	0.4	0.4
Conserved land	7.1%	8.2%	4.3%

7.1%

conserved · 97 of 1,373 acres

1.8 mi

of trails · 0.9 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Veterans Memorial Park at Maplewood	1.1 mi	37
2. Chapman Park	0.7 mi	14
3. War Memorial Park	—	13

Full pageDoylestown’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map1.8 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk1.1 miles of trail · Veterans Memorial Park at Maplewood Conserved land7.1% conserved · 97 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Doylestown?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Doylestown

Doylestown has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.

20″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–42°

Spring40–62°

Summer62–84°

Fall44–66°

Oct 30

typical first frost

Apr 13

typical last frost

+2.1°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageDoylestown’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 86°, January lows 22°Rain & snow20″ of snow a winter · 48 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+2.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HousingCost of living grade D

Homes in Doylestown sell for about $698K

The median rent in Doylestown is $1,791 a month.

$698Kmedian sale price

	Doylestown	Pennsylvania towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	47%	78%	73%
Median rent	$1,791 a month	$1,114 a month	$1,185 a month

Market temperature

days on market

99.8%

sale-to-list price

homes sold in May

Full pageDoylestown’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page

Prices over the yearsPrices over the years Years of income to buyA typical home costs 7.0 years of income Rents$1,791 a month · Median rent Vs. the neighborsBehind its 2 graded neighbors

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Doylestown

19pages on Doylestown

The big questions

SchoolsABeat 90% of PA districts · 7 schools HealthABetter than PA on 12 of 26 CDC measures Cost of livingDWork & commuteA$99K median household income · 8,468 jobs here Natural hazardsA⁺FEMA risk higher than 4% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

OutdoorsA2 mi of trails · 7% conserved land PlacesAttractions328 nearby · Mercer Museum under 1 mi LibraryABucks County Free Library CollegesDelaware Valley University is 1.9 mi away

The story

HistoryA⁺Settled 1745 · 7 on the National Register Famous people36 born in Doylestown Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 309 residents Climate86° summer highs · 20″ of snow

Day to day

News14 recent stories about Doylestown WeatherHandbookZIP code 18901, 18902 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

10 within 15 miles of the center of Doylestown

Delaware Valley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Doylestown1.9 mi$44,850 tuition Bucks County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Newtown10 mi$5,683 in-state tuition Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonUniversity or college · Public · Abington13.6 mi$15,268 in-state tuition

About 6 of every 100 Doylestown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A job hub

Every workday, about 7,977 people come to Doylestown for work

Where Doylestown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

8,468jobs based in Doylestown

12%of working residents work in town

12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Landmarks

7 places in Doylestown on the National Register of Historic Places.

All landmarks →

Fonthill, Mercer Museum and Moravian Pottery and Tile WorksNational Historic Landmark

Fountain House

Mercer MuseumBuilt 1904

James-Lorah House

Famous people from Doylestown

36 notable people were born in Doylestown.

See all 36 →

PinkAmerican singer, songwriter, and actress · born 1979

James A. MichenerAmerican author · 1907–1997

Timothy StackAmerican film and television actor and screenwriter · born 1954

Amos W. BarberAmerican politician · 1861–1915

Samantha HoopesAmerican model · born 1991

Camille SchrierBeauty pageant contestant · born 1995

About Doylestown

Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Official town website ↗

Doylestown is a borough and the county seat of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,300. Known for its preserved historic downtown and concentration of cultural institutions, it is a prominent part of Bucks County and a historic town within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. In 2019, Doylestown was named the Best Small-Town Cultural Scene in America by USA Today readers. Doylestown is home to three museums, including the James A. Michener Art Museum, which hosts exhibitions by artists such as Keith Haring (2022) and Eric Carle (2026), and houses a major collection of Pennsylvania Impressionist art. The "Mercer Mile", a one-mile span, compri…

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established: 1745
Area: 2.2 sq mi
Elevation: 456 ft
ZIP code: 18901, 18902
Area code: 215

Doylestown’s neighbors

2 towns share a border with Doylestown.

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Doylestown TownshipBuckingham TownshipDoylestown

Doylestown Township

SW · 8% of Doylestown workers commute here

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Buckingham Township

E · 4% of Doylestown workers commute here

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How the neighbors grade

Town	PA rank	Overall	Cost	Safety	Schools	Health
Doylestown	#123	A	D	—	A	A
Doylestown Township	#107	A⁺	D	A⁻	A	A
Buckingham Township	#30	A⁺	C⁻	A⁺	A	A⁺

Doylestown reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Doylestown with a neighbor →

Questions about Doylestown

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Doylestown, PA a good place to live?

Yes, by almost any measure. Doylestown grades A overall, better than 94% of U.S. towns and #123 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.

Is Doylestown, PA expensive?

Yes. The typical home is worth about $528,000, 84% above the Pennsylvania typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.

What is Doylestown, PA known for?

36 notable people were born here, including Pink and James A. Michener.

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