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40.26° N · 74.95° W · GEOID 4254268

Newtown Grant

Bucks County, Pennsylvania · part of the Philadelphia, PA metro

PennsylvaniaNewtown Grant, PANewtown GrantNewtown Grant

The short answer

Newtown Grant is home to 6,193 people. Median household income is $168,750 a year and median rent is $2,479 a month, 17.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $583,600, about 3.5x annual median household income.

Newtown Grant is defined by its growth. Home value growth is 10.3% a year, against 5.5% a year in its closest peers. Also notable: Unemployment is 7.8%, against 4% in its closest peers.

38OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Newtown Grant scores better than 38% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 206th of 271 in Pennsylvania.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%67
Economy 20%54
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%0
Education 10%92
Commute 10%8
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$2,479
82% above the median place
Median household income
$168,750
110% above the median place
Median home value
$583,600
83% above the median place
Unemployment
7.8%
60% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Newtown Grant

  • Life nearby19 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 90% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Newtown Grant

Bucks County gains about 0.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in22,831
Moved out22,778
Net+53

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$98K
Leavers$93K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Bucks County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.6% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Bucks County report $98,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $92,900, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$99,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,479 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,770 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $583,600.
Getting to work
34 minutes each way on average; 34.9% work from home; 1.9% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Braddock, VA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Income of households moving in7
$98,250
39% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$92,877
32% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
4.3%
26% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureNewtown GrantAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.3%26% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.6%21% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure0.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$98,25039% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$92,87732% above
02

What it costs to live here

After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $138,500 a year, more than in 92% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track.

Newtown Grant17.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$99,160
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.6%
14% below the median place
Home price to income
3.5x
9% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$138,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Newtown Grant, $2,479 a month, and local prices for everything else (100.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Newtown Grant, but easier on the budget

Places that match Newtown Grant on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Braddock, VA9313.7% vs 17.6%$43,800Compare
Green Knoll, NJ9010.5% vs 17.6%$2,100Compare
Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD909.4% vs 17.6%$18,800Compare
Poolesville, MD9010.7% vs 17.6%$45,100Compare

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Homeownership1
86.3%
30% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$6,620
103% above the median place
Median home value1
$583,600
83% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureNewtown GrantAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,47982% above
Rent to income117.6%14% below
Property tax rate11.1%24% above
Home price to income13.5x9% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure102.52% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,86015% above
HUD area median income4County figure$122,70014% above
Property tax paid (median)1$6,620103% above
Median home value1$583,60083% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.0%56% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure51.4%0% below
Homeownership186.3%30% above
Renters paying 30%+142.3%16% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,77048% above
Vacant homes1County figure3.1%56% below
Median year built119921% above
03

Work and pay

35% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 96% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track.

Works from home1
34.9%
180% above the median place
Median household income1
$168,750
110% above the median place
Income per person1
$72,653
81% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureNewtown GrantAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$168,750110% above
Income per person1$72,65381% above
Unemployment17.8%60% above
Average annual pay6County figure$66,4691% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.3%38% below
Jobs6County figure276,73584% above
Poverty rate1County figure6.1%43% below
Mean commute134 min38% above
Works from home134.9%180% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.9%129% above
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 98.8%, 7% above the median place.

High school or higher1
98.8%
7% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
97.6%
6% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
65.2%
103% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age45.0 +15%
Born abroad23.0% 2.6×
Household size2.7 +9%
All 8 people measures
MeasureNewtown GrantAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,1935828th largest
Median age145.015% above
Bachelor's or higher165.2%103% above
High school or higher198.8%7% above
Household size12.79% above
Born abroad123.0%160% above
No health insurance1County figure3.9%39% below
Homes with broadband197.6%6% above
05

Life in Newtown Grant

OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places we track.

168 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 10 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k3.2 −66%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River 18 miles
  • Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site 23 miles
  • Benjamin Franklin National Memorial 24 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.1 +6%
Shops33.7 +11%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.7 +15%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.9 +18%
Child care centers2.8 +22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
17.8
42% below the median place
Public school students12
81,956
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
122
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureNewtown GrantAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure122above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure81,956above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure13.413% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.16% above
Shops per 10k8County figure33.711% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.715% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure23.918% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.822% above
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k93.266% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1017.842% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1019above (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure168above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 36, 16% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Newtown Grant. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index15
36
16% below the median place
Good air days15
86.2%
26% above the median place
Annual precipitation13
48.4 in
11% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureNewtown GrantAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure86°F1% below
January average low13County figure22°F14% below
Average temperature13County figure53°F3% below
Annual precipitation13County figure48.4 in11% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure94.83% above
Hurricane risk14County figure88.425% above
Tornado risk14County figure92.113% above
Wildfire risk14County figure55.59% below
Heat wave risk14County figure95.16% above
Median air quality index15County figure3616% below
Good air days15County figure86.2%26% above
08

Newtown Grant in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Newtown Grant does better than 65% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 63%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,479/mo (2024)$3,200/mo$2,630 to $3,900/mo+4.4%
Median household income$168,750 (2024)$214,500$181,500 to $254,000+4.1%
Median home value$583,600 (2024)$844,000$613,000 to $1,163,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 3.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Newtown Grant

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Highland Village, TX$2,429$159,828Compare
Flower Mound, TX$2,231$161,235Compare
Tappan, NY$2,299$174,286Compare
Maple Glen, PA$2,201$181,103Compare
Maple Glen, PATappan, NYFlower Mound, TXHighland Village, TXNewtown Grant, PANewtown GrantHighland VillageFlower MoundTappanMaple GlenNewtown GrantHighland VillageFlower MoundTappanMaple Glen

Places built like Newtown Grant

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Newtown Grant performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Newtown Grant, PA17.6%6.9%/yrn/a
Green Knoll, NJ10.5%7.0%/yrn/aCompare
Franklin Lakes, NJ16.4%6.4%/yr0.7%Compare
Blue Bell, PA23.4%5.4%/yrn/aCompare
Northwest Harbor, NY13.5%-0.8%/yrn/aCompare
Greentree, NJ17.9%1.2%/yrn/aCompare
Robertsville, NJ15.5%6.8%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Newtown Grant a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 38 out of 100, better than 38% of the places we rate and 206th of 271 in Pennsylvania. 19 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 90% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Newtown Grant expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $583,600.

What salary do you need to live in Newtown Grant?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $99,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Newtown Grant?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Highland Village, TX, Flower Mound, TX, Tappan, NY and Maple Glen, PA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Newtown Grant with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Newtown Grant itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/newtown-grant-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “Newtown Grant, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/newtown-grant-pennsylvania/

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