Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 39,919, settled in 1722.
Yes, by almost any measure. Northampton Township earns an A+, 53rd among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. The median household earns $159K, crime is low: it reports less per resident than 95% of U.S. towns, and its public schools beat 94% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $599K, 6.6 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Northampton Township’s median household income is $159,000, above both the Pennsylvania town median ($81,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). On health, just 152 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better. Northampton Township has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Hampton Hill and John Thompson House.
Where Northampton Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Churchville El Sch | K–6 | 558 |
| Maureen M Welch El Sch | K–6 | 521 |
| Hillcrest El Sch | K–6 | 478 |
Census counts: 1,375 in 1930, 39,915 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1848 and 3 maps from 1949 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Northampton Township takes its name from Northampton in Northamptonshire, England, 3,480 miles across the Atlantic.
UKUK editionNorthampton Township, settled in 1722, takes its name from Northampton, a city in Northamptonshire, England.
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Northampton Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 12%), so the A+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Northampton Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw20 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw20 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw19 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw23 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 Northampton 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 Northampton Township.
Northampton Township has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Pennsylvania and has a long record of flood insurance claims.
29 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The trail density in Northampton Township is 1.1 miles per square mile. Tyler State Park, at 1,115 acres with 15.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Northampton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 19% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tyler State Park | 15.1 mi | 1,115 |
| 2. Churchville Park | 1.7 mi | 512 |
| 3. Northampton Municipal Park | 0.6 mi | 84 |
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 $599K.
Its public schools are run by Council Rock SD. Three of its 13 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holland MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 960 | C+ |
| Council Rock HS SouthLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,921 | A+ |
| Hillcrest El SchTop results in townGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 478 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Violent crime is rare: 12 reported in 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
Northampton Township’s property crime rate is 2 per 1,000 residents.
| Northampton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2 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
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 8.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Against the 2,254 U.S. towns with household incomes like Northampton Township’s, it is less healthy than 62%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Northampton Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 11 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Northampton Township.
| Northampton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Northampton Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.3% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 11.9% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
98 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 15 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 98 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Northampton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
23.7% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Northampton Township for work: only 8% work in town. 24% of Northampton Township workers work from home. Jobs based in Northampton Township grew to 9,267 in 2023, 926 more than in 2013.
| Northampton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 24% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Northampton Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 6.6 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 95% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $6,929, against $3,311 across Pennsylvania, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median sale price was $367,000 in May 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
24 within 15 miles of the center of Northampton Township
About 4 of every 100 Northampton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
19% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
5 places in Northampton Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Northampton Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township is located approximately 12 miles northeast of Philadelphia. The population was 39,915 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
9 towns share a border with Northampton Township.
At #53 in PA, it grades higher overall than all 6 graded towns on its borders; Warwick Township (A) comes closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton Township | #53 | A+ | D | A+ | A | A |
| Wrightstown Township | #147 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Newtown Township | #163 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Middletown Township | #395 | B+ | D | — | B+ | A− |
| Warwick Township | #136 | A | C− | — | A | A |
| Richboro | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lower Southampton Township | #386 | A− | C− | B | B+ | A− |
| Upper Southampton Township | #262 | A | D | A | B− | A |
Wrightstown Township, Newtown Township, Middletown Township and Warwick Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Richboro isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Northampton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Northampton Township grades A+ overall, better than 98% of U.S. towns and #53 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. The typical home is worth about $599,000, 109% 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.
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