Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 34,028.
Few places in the country grade higher. Lower Makefield Township earns an A, 155th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. It is healthier than 92% of U.S. towns, the median household earns $175K, and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 88% of U.S. towns. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $630K, 6.9 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 69% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lower Makefield Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 36 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score higher on the outdoors. Lower Makefield Township has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Benjamin Taylor Homestead and Village of Edgewood Historic District.
Where Lower Makefield Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Lower Makefield Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.3% | 14.5% |
20.3% of the town is conserved land, across 9 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Lower Makefield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,163 in 1880, a low of 1,152 in 1900, 32,559 in 2010. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1760 and 3 maps from 1947 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lower Makefield Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw19 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw23 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw25 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lower Makefield Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Lower Makefield Township.
Lower Makefield Township sends many workers across the state line to Trenton, is one of Pennsylvania’s best towns for the outdoors and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s.
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #27 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania.
21 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. Lower Makefield Township’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile. Delaware Canal State Park, at 298 acres with 4.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Delaware Canal State Park | 4.5 mi | 298 |
| 2. 5 Mile Woods | 4.3 mi | 248 |
| 3. Garden of Reflection | 2 mi | 59 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $630K.
Its public schools are run by Pennsbury SD. Three of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Penn MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 904 | B |
| New Hope Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 124 | – |
| Afton El SchTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 483 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 7.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Against the 1,527 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lower Makefield Township’s, it is less healthy than 58%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
14% of Lower Makefield Township adults report frequent mental distress. Lower Makefield Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 13 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 11% of Lower Makefield Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Lower Makefield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lower Makefield Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.3% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 10.9% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 74% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 185 to 136 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Lower Makefield Township is 3.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Lower Makefield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.7 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
23% of working residents cross a state line to work, Trenton among the top destinations. 30.8% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
3.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Lower Makefield Township. Jobs based in Lower Makefield Township grew to 7,439 in 2023, 1,709 more than in 2013. 31% of workers work from home in Lower Makefield Township.
| Lower Makefield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 31% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $175,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lower Makefield Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 24° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
186 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 53 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 186 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lower Makefield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
13 within 15 miles of the center of Lower Makefield Township
About 4 of every 100 Lower Makefield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Lower Makefield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 places in Lower Makefield Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Lower Makefield Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Lower Makefield Township is located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and borders the Delaware River and New Jersey to its north and east. Most addresses in the township have a Yardley address; the township surrounds the borough of Yardley on its north, south, and west. Neighboring towns and cities in New Jersey are Hopewell Township, Ewing Township, and Trenton. Additionally, the township borders Upper Makefield Township, Newtown Township, Pennsylvania, Middletown Township, Pennsylvania, Falls Township, and Morrisville. As of the 2010 census, the population of Lower Makefield Township was 32,559, not i…
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9 towns share a border with Lower Makefield Township.
Morrisville next door grades lower for schools (C− to Lower Makefield Township’s A) and higher for cost of living (B to D).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Makefield Township | #155 | A | D | A | A | A |
| Yardley | #86 | A+ | C− | A | A | A |
| Newtown Township | #163 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Upper Makefield Township | #137 | A | C− | — | A | A+ |
| Falls Township | #371 | A− | C− | B− | A | A− |
| Middletown Township | #395 | B+ | D | — | B+ | A− |
| Morrisville | #664 | B− | B | C | C− | B+ |
| Woodbourne | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Newtown Township, Upper Makefield Township and Middletown Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Woodbourne isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lower Makefield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Lower Makefield Township grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #155 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A for health, A for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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