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Hilltown Township

Hilltown Township is a township in Bucks County covering about 32.5 square miles in the Upper Bucks corridor (ZIP 18927).

At a glance Township
Population 16,749
School district Pennridge SD
Total millage 178.5892
Municipal office 215-453-6000
Official site: hilltownpa.org ↗

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Local government
Who to contact
Hilltown Township handles its own zoning, permits, and local ordinances. County-level functions — assessment, deeds, courts, elections — run through Doylestown.
Municipal office
Hilltown Township
Township · Upper Bucks
Permits & zoning
Build or renovate
Zoning and building permits are issued by the township, not the county.
2026 millage
Property tax layers
Property tax in Hilltown 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.
Hilltown Township millage stack
County (all 54 municipalities) 29.65 mills
Hilltown Township (township) 8.75 mills
Pennridge SD (2025–2026) 140.1892 mills
Total 178.5892 mills
Per $100,000 of assessed value $17,859 / 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 Hilltown Township
School district boundaries follow district lines, not municipal lines. Confirm your specific address with the district before enrolling.
Assigned district
Pennridge School District
District schools
11 schools
7 elementary · 3 middle · 1 high
5,968 students enrolled
District character
What to know

Perkasie, Sellersville, and the surrounding townships — seven municipalities, three middle schools, and one consolidated Pennridge High School.

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.
Hilltown Township — census estimates
Population 16,749
Households 6,026
Median home value $444,600 ± $45,215
Median household income $133,690 ± $18,207
Median gross rent $1,926 / mo
Median age 42.9
Owner-occupied 81.0%
Mean commute 31.2 min
Municipal facts
Type Township
Region Upper Bucks
Land area 32.5 sq mi
Established
ZIP code 18927
Density 515 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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More land per dollar, lower density, borough anchors like Quakertown and Perkasie, and the most patient appreciation in the county.
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