Who do I call for Durham Township municipal business?

The Durham Township municipal office can be reached at 610-346-8300. The official website is https://www.durhamtownship.org.

What is the property tax rate in Durham Township?

Durham Township property tax stacks three layers for 2026: 29.65 mills county, 8 mills municipal, and 120.404 mills for Palisades SD (2025–2026) — 158.054 mills total, or about $15,805 per $100,000 of county assessed value. Assessed value is not market value; verify with the Board of Assessment.

What school district serves Durham Township?

Durham Township is served by Palisades SD. School district boundaries follow district lines rather than municipal lines, so confirm your specific address with the district before enrolling.

What is the population of Durham Township?

Durham Township has an estimated population of 1,047, per the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024).

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Durham Township

Durham Township is one of Bucks County's 54 municipalities.

At a glance Township

Population 1,047

School district Palisades SD

Total millage 158.054

Municipal office 610-346-8300

Official site: durhamtownship.org ↗

Local government

Who to contact

Durham Township handles its own zoning, permits, and local ordinances. County-level functions — assessment, deeds, courts, elections — run through Doylestown.

Municipal office

Durham Township

📞 610-346-8300

🌐 durhamtownship.org ↗

Township · Upper Bucks

Permits & zoning

Build or renovate

Zoning and building permits are issued by the township, not the county.

County permit guide →

County services

Bucks County

📞 215-348-6000

Row officers & offices →

Deeds, wills & records →

2026 millage

Property tax layers

Property tax in Durham Township stacks three independent levies. The county rate is identical countywide; the municipal and school rates are what make one address differ from the next.

Durham Township millage stack

County (all 54 municipalities) 29.65 mills

Durham Township (township) 8 mills

Palisades SD (2025–2026) 120.404 mills

Total 158.054 mills

Per $100,000 of assessed value $15,805 / 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 Durham Township

School district boundaries follow district lines, not municipal lines. Confirm your specific address with the district before enrolling.

Assigned district

Palisades School District

🌐 palisd.org ↗

All districts →

District schools

5 schools

3 elementary · 1 middle · 1 high

1,372 students enrolled

District character

What to know

The county's most rural district — upper river townships and boroughs with small enrollments and long bus routes; land, not lot lines, defines this market.

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.

Durham Township — census estimates

Population 1,047

Households 447

Median home value $614,100 ± $53,093

Median household income $116,458 ± $27,127

Median gross rent —

Median age 58.0

Owner-occupied 91.3%

Mean commute 36.9 min

Municipal facts

Type Township

Region Upper Bucks

Land area 22.9 sq mi

Established —

ZIP code 18039

Density 46 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.

Upper Bucks

Keep going from here

More land per dollar, lower density, borough anchors like Quakertown and Perkasie, and the most patient appreciation in the county.

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