RichboroPA
A town of 6,963, settled in 1830.
Is Richboro a good place to live?
Richboro’s median household income is $159,000, above both the Pennsylvania town median ($81,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 2 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Richboro. Richboro’s trail density is 2.0 miles per square mile, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Tyler State Park, at 314 acres with 3.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. We don’t grade Richboro yet; the figures below are still real.
95% of working residents leave Richboro for work
Where Richboro’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Lynnewood Hall and 207 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Richboro. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw21 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw21 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw20 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaPhoto 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
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Moving to Richboro: who provides what
Richboro is unincorporated, so Bucks County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Richboro.
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, more of Richboro’s households own their home
98% of Richboro households own their home. The typical Richboro home is worth about $712,000, up 4.2% in a year, more than twice the Pennsylvania typical home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Richboro
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 18 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Richboro.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Richboro has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Richboro for work: only 5% work in town. 18% of workers work from home in Richboro. Since 2013, Richboro has added 200 jobs, to 2,214 in 2023.
| Richboro | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tyler State Park | 3.8 mi | 314 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Richboro has four seasons and pleasant summers
Richboro has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Richboro stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: a smaller share of its adults have obesity
Richboro beats the Pennsylvania average on 14 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Richboro | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Richboro | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.2% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 9.8% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Richboro
Colleges nearby
21 within 15 miles of the center of Richboro
About 3 of every 100 Richboro residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Richboro’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Richboro.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richboro | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Northampton Township | #53 | A+ | D | A+ | A | A |
| Wrightstown Township | #147 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Newtown Township | #163 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Churchville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wrightstown Township and Newtown Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Richboro and Churchville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Richboro with a neighbor →
Questions about Richboro
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Richboro, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Richboro yet; the figures below are still real.