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Newtown Borough

Newtown Borough is a walkable historic downtown surrounded by Newtown Township. Council Rock schools, Pennsbury access, and I-95 corridor convenience make it a core Lower Bucks relocation target.

At a glance Borough
Population 2,224
School district Council Rock SD
Total millage 199.7978
Municipal office 215-968-2109
Official site: newtownborough.org ↗
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Local government
Who to contact
Newtown Borough handles its own zoning, permits, and local ordinances. County-level functions — assessment, deeds, courts, elections — run through Doylestown.
Municipal office
Newtown Borough
📞 215-968-2109
🌐 newtownborough.org ↗
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Permits & zoning
Build or renovate
Zoning and building permits are issued by the borough, not the county.
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County services
Bucks County
📞 215-348-6000
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Deeds, wills & records →
2026 millage
Property tax layers
Property tax in Newtown 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.
Newtown Borough millage stack
County (all 54 municipalities) 29.65 mills
Newtown Borough (borough) 25.25 mills
Council Rock SD (2025–2026) 144.8978 mills
Total 199.7978 mills
Per $100,000 of assessed value $19,980 / 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
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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 Newtown Borough
School district boundaries follow district lines, not municipal lines. Confirm your specific address with the district before enrolling.
Assigned district
Council Rock School District
🌐 crsd.org ↗
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District schools
14 schools
10 elementary · 2 middle · 2 high
10,391 students enrolled
District character
What to know

Newtown, Northampton, Wrightstown, and Upper Makefield split between Council Rock North and South — a district where the high-school assignment is itself an address question.

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.
Newtown Borough — census estimates
Population 2,224
Households 980
Median home value $783,400 ± $75,663
Median household income $166,429 ± $24,664
Median gross rent $1,887 / mo
Median age 48.3
Owner-occupied 73.2%
Mean commute 30.0 min
Municipal facts
Type Borough
Region Lower Bucks
Land area 0.8 sq mi
Established 1838
ZIP code 18940
Density 2,780 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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