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A town of 12,377, settled in 1715.
New Britain Township is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, 34th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. The median household earns $144K, it is healthier than 92% of U.S. towns, and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 91% of U.S. towns. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $464K for a typical one and 5.1 times the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. New Britain Township’s median household income is $144,000, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at $81,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. On the outdoors, just 60 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do better. The biggest place to walk is Peace Valley Park, 1,452 acres with 10.9 miles of trail.
Census counts: 119 in 1880, 2,836 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1891 and 7 maps from 1890 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far New Britain Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Britain Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw26 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw25 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw24 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaLynnewood 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Britain 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 New Britain Township.
New Britain Township reports less crime than Doylestown Township or any other graded neighbor, has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania and has household incomes well above the Pennsylvania norm.
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 8.8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Against the 3,203 U.S. towns with household incomes like New Britain Township’s, it is healthier than 69%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
28% of adults have obesity in New Britain Township. New Britain Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 14 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 11% of adults report frequent physical distress in New Britain Township.
| New Britain Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | New Britain Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.8% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 11.3% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Central Bucks SD. One of its 4 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 757 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Its A tops all 4 graded towns on its borders; Doylestown Township (A−) comes closest. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in New Britain Township is 3.2 per 1,000 residents.
| New Britain Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.2 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
12 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. New Britain Township’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Peace Valley Park | 10.9 mi | 1,452 |
| 2. North Branch Park | 0.1 mi | 46 |
| 3. West Branch Park | 0.1 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in New Britain Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave New Britain Township for work: only 5% work in town. 2.2% of New Britain Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, New Britain Township has added 686 jobs, to 4,639 in 2023.
| New Britain Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
New Britain Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median property tax bill is $5,295, against $3,311 across Pennsylvania, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
11 within 15 miles of the center of New Britain Township
About 5 of every 100 New Britain Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
23.5% of the town is conserved land, across 8 parks and preserves.
2 places in New Britain Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
New Britain is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,836 at the 2020 census, a decrease from the figure of 3,152 tabulated in 2010.
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7 towns share a border with New Britain Township.
At #34 in PA, it grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Warrington Township (A+) comes closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Britain Township | #34 | A+ | C− | A | A | A |
| Chalfont | #332 | A− | D | — | A | A |
| Doylestown Township | #107 | A+ | D | A− | A | A |
| Hilltown Township | #229 | A | C− | A− | B+ | A |
| Warrington Township | #96 | A+ | D | A− | A | A |
| New Britain | #115 | A | D | — | A | A |
| Brittany Farms-The Highlands | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hatfield Township | #287 | A− | D | B+ | A− | A |
Chalfont and New Britain report no FBI crime data of their own. Brittany Farms-The Highlands isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare New Britain Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. New Britain Township grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #34 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 C−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $464,000, 62% 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 C−.
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