Village ShiresPA
3,503 people call this town in Pennsylvania home.
Is Village Shires a good place to live?
55% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Village Shires, above both the Pennsylvania town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 7 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Village Shires. We don’t grade Village Shires yet; the figures below are still real.
98% of working residents leave Village Shires for work
Where Village Shires’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
USS New Jersey and 208 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Village Shires. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw12 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw19 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw20 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
USS 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 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Village Shires: who provides what
Village Shires 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 Village Shires.
The biggest natural risk in Village Shires is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities. Nearly three fifths of Village Shires’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 8%. One flood insurance claim has been paid locally since 1999.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Village Shires’ workers commute out
Employers in Village Shires shed 25 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 437. Only 2% of working residents stay in Village Shires for work; the rest commute out. In Village Shires, the typical household income is $132,000. For half of commuters, work is under 12 miles away.
| Village Shires | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 24% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $132,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Village Shires brings four seasons and pleasant summers
The typical July afternoon high here locally is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Village Shires is
21% of Village Shires adults have been diagnosed with depression. The town beats the Pennsylvania average on 8 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Two figures for adults locally: 28% have obesity, 12% report frequent physical distress.
| Village Shires | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Village Shires | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.7% | 14.5% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.3% | 5.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Village Shires sells for about $580K at the median
Village Shires’ going rate for rent is recorded as $1,962 a month. Among households here, 74% are owner-occupiers.
| Village Shires | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,962 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Village Shires
Colleges nearby
22 within 15 miles of the center of Village Shires
About 5 of every 100 Village Shires residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Questions about Village Shires
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Village Shires, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Village Shires yet; the figures below are still real.