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For most people who can afford it, yes. New Hope grades A− overall, 335th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. Its public schools beat 97% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. It is healthier than 95% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $175K. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $958K for a typical one and 10.5 times the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 98% of U.S. towns, with 4 places on the National Register. 74% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in New Hope, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. On walkability, just 139 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better. Its National Register listings include Springdale Historic District and New Hope Village District.
Where New Hope beats most towns.
Joshua Ely House| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| New Hope-Solebury Upper El Sch | 3–5 | 277 |
| New Hope-Solebury MS | 6–8 | 280 |
| New Hope-Solebury HS | 9–12 | 450 |
Census counts: 820 in 1840, 2,612 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1891 and 2 maps from 1907 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far New Hope is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Hope. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw22 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw30 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw29 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryUSS 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 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Hope, 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 Hope.
New Hope has schools in the top 5% of Pennsylvania and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s; it also carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Pennsylvania (mostly inland flooding).
At 10.5 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income, the typical home (about $958K) costs more against local pay than in any other Pennsylvania town; that ratio is one input to that grade. 69.8% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 48.2% across Pennsylvania.
Zillow values the typical New Hope home at about $958,000, up 7.7% in a year, 3 times the Pennsylvania typical home. Homes sold in New Hope spent a median 48 days on the market. 71% of households own their home in the town.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
That grade ranks #29 of the 1,037 Pennsylvania towns we grade for schools. It comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $958K.
The largest public high school is New Hope-Solebury HS, with 450 students. New Hope-Solebury SD runs its public schools. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope-Solebury MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 280 | A− |
| New Hope-Solebury HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 450 | A+ |
| New Hope-Solebury Upper El SchTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 277 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 4.9% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Against the 1,527 U.S. towns with household incomes like New Hope’s, it is healthier than 63%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Among adults 18 to 64 in New Hope, 4.8% have no health insurance. The town does better than the Pennsylvania average on 14 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 1. Two figures for adults in the town: 9.1% smoke cigarettes, 10% report frequent physical distress.
| New Hope | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | New Hope | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.9% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 9.1% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2,457 jobs are based in New Hope, 2.3 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 21% of working residents cross a state line to work, West Windsor Township among the top destinations.
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in New Hope rose by 890, to 2,457. For residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 4.2%. Most people who work leave New Hope to do it: just 13% work in town. Its typical journey to work comes in at 35 minutes.
| New Hope | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $175,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of Pennsylvania towns, with expected losses of about $971 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on. 329 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 84 properties have flooded more than once.
For New Hope, the risk rating from FEMA is 76 of 100. The town has had 329 paid flood insurance claims since 1979. FEMA puts 90% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 22°; snowfall runs to about 13 inches a winter. New Hope has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 21.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 77% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 55 to 13 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
In New Hope, the property crime rate is 4.5 per 1,000 residents. Its violent offense rate stands at 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
| New Hope | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.5 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The trail network density in New Hope is 0.1 miles per square mile. There are 0.1 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in the town: one, of 16 acres.
| New Hope | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Delaware Canal State Park | 0.1 mi | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
7 within 15 miles of the center of New Hope
About 5 of every 100 New Hope residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Where New Hope’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in New Hope on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in New Hope.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
New Hope is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,612 at the 2020 census. New Hope is located approximately 30 mi (48 km) north of Philadelphia, and lies on the west bank of the Delaware River at its confluence with Aquetong Creek. New Hope and neighboring Solebury and Upper Makefield townships are part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The two-lane New Hope–Lambertville Bridge carries automobile and foot traffic across the Delaware to Lambertville, New Jersey, on the east bank. New Hope's primary industry is tourism.
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2 towns share a border with New Hope.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope | #335 | A− | D | C+ | A+ | A+ |
| Solebury Township | #58 | A+ | D | A | A+ | A |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. New Hope grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #335 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A+ for health, C+ for safety and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns New Hope sits nearer the middle.
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.
6 notable people were born here, including Samuel D. Ingham and Winter Ave Zoli.
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