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Bushkill Township vs Middlesex Township

241 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (16.7× in Bushkill Township) and growth since 2010 (+22.8 pts in Middlesex Township).

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Bushkill Township, PAAn outdoors townNorthampton County · 8,623 people
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Middlesex Township, PAKnown for its schoolsButler County · 7,236 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Bushkill TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#136 most conserved land in PA28 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves Schools#106 for schools in PAof 765 towns HealthHealthier than 71%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Bushkill Township →
Middlesex TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 95%of PA districts HealthHealthier than 78%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Middlesex Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails16.7×
Bushkill Township has more miles of trail
Bushkill Township 28.4 miMiddlesex Township 1.7 mi
Growth since 2010+22.8 pts
Middlesex Township has grown faster since 2010
Middlesex Township +26.5%Bushkill Township +3.7%
Property tax bill+73%
Tax bills are bigger in Bushkill Township
Bushkill Township $5,757Middlesex Township $3,325
Conserved land+23.2 pts
Bushkill Township has more conserved land
Bushkill Township 26%Middlesex Township 2.8%
Average commute8 min
Bushkill Township has the shorter commute
Middlesex Township 37 minBushkill Township 29 min
Typical home built15 yrs
Middlesex Township’s homes are older
Bushkill Township 1987Middlesex Township 1972
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $710 more a month in Middlesex Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Bushkill Township$1,720/mo
Typical home $269K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.41% · or rent about $1,510/mo · Housing →
Middlesex Township$2,440/mo
Typical home $412K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $793/mo · Housing →

The difference: $710 a month, about $8,600 a year, between Middlesex Township and Bushkill Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Middlesex Township places higher on 12 of 20 PA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Pennsylvania ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
A−Bushkill TownshipSafer than 79% of U.S. towns –Middlesex TownshipNot graded
Schools
A−Bushkill TownshipBetter than 82% of districts in the state A+Middlesex TownshipBetter than 95% of districts in the state
Health
B+Bushkill TownshipHealthier than 71% of U.S. towns A−Middlesex TownshipHealthier than 78% of U.S. towns
6Bushkill Township
12Middlesex Township

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 787 towns #196#746 Cheapest rentCost of living · 1032 towns #831#118 Most conserved landOutdoors · 1055 towns #136#845 Lowest property taxCost of living · 1058 towns #926#510 Fastest growingGrowth · 1058 towns #375#19 Highest graduation rateSchools · 1036 towns #335#28 Most new homesHousing · 990 towns #323#40 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1058 towns #820#1026

Left end = #1 in Pennsylvania. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Bushkill Township’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Bushkill TownshipMiddlesex Township
Snow a year23″35″
January low18°F17°F
July high84°F82°F
Growing season (days)168d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th47th
Outdoors & history
Bushkill TownshipMiddlesex Township
Trails28 mi2 mi
Conserved land26%2.8%
National Register places1—
Archive photos—5
Famous people born here—1
Community
Bushkill TownshipMiddlesex Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

241 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bushkill TownshipNorthampton CountyMiddlesex TownshipButler County
Bushkill Township ↔ Middlesex Township241 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Bushkill TownshipMiddlesex Township
People
Population 8,623Highest 7,236Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.7%Lowest PA: +2.4% +26.5%Highest PA: +2.4%
Median age 45.9±2.6Highest 12% above PA 43.6±3.9Lowest 7% above PA
Bushkill Township and Middlesex Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.2%±3.5Highest PA: 20.4% 22.6%±4.4Lowest PA: 20.4%
Bushkill Township and Middlesex Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.8%±2.7Highest PA: 19.5% 18.3%±4.1Lowest PA: 19.5%
Bushkill Township and Middlesex Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.7%Lowest PA: 35.2% 47.9%Highest PA: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±1.6Highest PA: 6.1% 1%±0.9Lowest PA: 6.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $120,522±$8kHighest 55% above PA $114,036±$3kLowest 46% above PA
Bushkill Township and Middlesex Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $407,300±$31kLowest 60% above PA $412,400±$51kHighest 62% above PA
Middlesex Township and Bushkill Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,510±$661Highest 25% above PA $793±$438Lowest 34% below PA
Bushkill Township and Middlesex Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,757Highest 74% above PA $3,325Lowest about the PA average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.6%±50.1Lowest PA: 48.2% 64.2%±43Highest PA: 48.2%
Middlesex Township and Bushkill Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.1%Lowest PA: 11.7% 7%Highest PA: 11.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.7%Lowest PA: 69.3% 93.1%Highest PA: 69.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 22 yrs newer than PA 1972Lowest 7 yrs newer than PA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 11% above PA 37 minHighest 42% above PA
Work from home 17.1%±4.7Lowest PA: 15.6% 20.2%±5.5Highest PA: 15.6%
Middlesex Township and Bushkill Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.8% 5.8%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.37Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bethlehem (7%)Pittsburgh (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Middlesex TownshipFew work in Bushkill Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 26%Highest 2.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 28.4 miHighest 1.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 9.3Lowest 11.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #106 of 765 in PA—
School district Nazareth Area SD—
High school in town None in town—
Pennsylvania average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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