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Richland Township

Richland Township is a township in Bucks County covering about 45.9 square miles in the Upper Bucks corridor (ZIP 18960).

At a glance Township
Population 14,087
School district Quakertown Community SD
Total millage 218.85
Municipal office 215-536-4066
Official site: richlandtownship.org ↗
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Local government
Who to contact
Richland Township handles its own zoning, permits, and local ordinances. County-level functions — assessment, deeds, courts, elections — run through Doylestown.
Municipal office
Richland Township
📞 215-536-4066
🌐 richlandtownship.org ↗
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Permits & zoning
Build or renovate
Zoning and building permits are issued by the township, not the county.
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County services
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📞 215-348-6000
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2026 millage
Property tax layers
Property tax in Richland 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.
Richland Township millage stack
County (all 54 municipalities) 29.65 mills
Richland Township (township) 13.55 mills
Quakertown Community SD (2025–2026) 175.65 mills
Total 218.85 mills
Per $100,000 of assessed value $21,885 / 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 Richland Township
School district boundaries follow district lines, not municipal lines. Confirm your specific address with the district before enrolling.
Assigned district
Quakertown Community School District
🌐 qcsd.org ↗
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District schools
8 schools
5 elementary · 2 middle · 1 high
4,558 students enrolled
District character
What to know

Quakertown Borough plus Richland, Milford, Haycock, and Trumbauersville — the Upper Bucks anchor district with a dedicated sixth-grade center.

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.
Richland Township — census estimates
Population 14,087
Households 5,629
Median home value $345,700 ± $32,438
Median household income $99,476 ± $13,066
Median gross rent $1,755 / mo
Median age 45.6
Owner-occupied 91.2%
Mean commute 29.1 min
Municipal facts
Type Township
Region Upper Bucks
Land area 45.9 sq mi
Established —
ZIP code 18960
Density 307 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
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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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