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Chalfont Borough

Chalfont Borough is a borough in Bucks County covering about 1.3 square miles in the Central Bucks corridor (ZIP 18914).

At a glance Borough
Population 4,346
School district Central Bucks SD
Total millage 200.45
Municipal office 215-822-7295

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Local government
Who to contact
Chalfont Borough handles its own zoning, permits, and local ordinances. County-level functions — assessment, deeds, courts, elections — run through Doylestown.
Municipal office
Chalfont Borough
Borough · Central Bucks
Permits & zoning
Build or renovate
Zoning and building permits are issued by the borough, not the county.
2026 millage
Property tax layers
Property tax in Chalfont Borough stacks three independent levies. The county rate is identical countywide; the municipal and school rates are what make one address differ from the next.
Chalfont Borough millage stack
County (all 54 municipalities) 29.65 mills
Chalfont Borough (borough) 24.25 mills
Central Bucks SD (2025–2026) 146.55 mills
Total 200.45 mills
Per $100,000 of assessed value $20,045 / year
Assessed value is not market value

Bucks County millage applies to the county assessed value on your parcel record — not the price a home would sell for today. Look up your assessment with the Board of Assessment before using any rate above to estimate a bill.

Board of Assessment 215-348-6219
Compare all 54 rates Millage table →

Source: Bucks County Board of Assessment — 2026 Millage Rates (sheet dated 2/4/2026) ↗. Millage rates are provided by local taxing authorities. Verify with the Board of Assessment, your municipal tax collector, and your school district before relying on any figure.

Public education
Schools serving Chalfont Borough
School district boundaries follow district lines, not municipal lines. Confirm your specific address with the district before enrolling.
Assigned district
Central Bucks School District
District schools
23 schools
15 elementary · 5 middle · 3 high
16,879 students enrolled
District character
What to know

The largest suburban district in Pennsylvania — nine central-county municipalities around Doylestown feed three high schools (East, South, West). Attendance-zone lines matter street by street here.

ACS 2020–2024
Community profile
U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Small municipalities carry wide margins of error; treat these as ranges, not exact counts.
Chalfont Borough — census estimates
Population 4,346
Households 1,662
Median home value $445,900 ± $19,204
Median household income $124,485 ± $35,112
Median gross rent $1,913 / mo
Median age 40.7
Owner-occupied 82.7%
Mean commute 28.4 min
Municipal facts
Type Borough
Region Central Bucks
Land area 1.3 sq mi
Established 1717
ZIP code 18914
Density 3,343 per sq mi

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2020–2024) ↗ — tables B25077, B19013, B25064, B25003, B01002, B01003, B08013, B08303.

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