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Upper Makefield Township

Upper Makefield Township is a township in Bucks County covering about 19.5 square miles in the River Corridor (ZIP 18940).

At a glance Township
Population 8,855
School district Council Rock SD
Total millage 180.9978
Municipal office 215-968-3340
Official site: uppermakefield.org ↗
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Local government
Who to contact
Upper Makefield Township handles its own zoning, permits, and local ordinances. County-level functions — assessment, deeds, courts, elections — run through Doylestown.
Municipal office
Upper Makefield Township
📞 215-968-3340
🌐 uppermakefield.org ↗
Township · River Corridor
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 Upper Makefield 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.
Upper Makefield Township millage stack
County (all 54 municipalities) 29.65 mills
Upper Makefield Township (township) 6.45 mills
Council Rock SD (2025–2026) 144.8978 mills
Total 180.9978 mills
Per $100,000 of assessed value $18,100 / 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 Upper Makefield Township
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.
Upper Makefield Township — census estimates
Population 8,855
Households 3,413
Median home value $876,200 ± $49,716
Median household income $212,768 ± $26,157
Median gross rent $2,361 / mo
Median age 54.5
Owner-occupied 95.3%
Mean commute 27.4 min
Municipal facts
Type Township
Region River Corridor
Land area 19.5 sq mi
Established —
ZIP code 18940
Density 454 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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