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Bushkill Township vs Moore Township

Next-door neighbors in Northampton County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+20.2 pts in Bushkill Township) and property tax bill (+37% in Bushkill Township).

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Bushkill Township, PAAn outdoors townNorthampton County · 8,623 people
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Moore Township, PAKnown for its schoolsNorthampton County · 9,364 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 →
Moore TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#36 for schools in PAof 765 towns Outdoors#183 most conserved land in PA18 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 62%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Moore Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Bachelor’s degree++20.2 pts
More adults in Bushkill Township have a degree
Bushkill Township 45.7%Moore Township 25.5%
Property tax bill+37%
Tax bills are bigger in Bushkill Township
Bushkill Township $5,757Moore Township $4,207
Home values+23%
Homes cost more in Bushkill Township
Bushkill Township $407,300Moore Township $330,700
Trails+61%
Bushkill Township has more miles of trail
Bushkill Township 28.4 miMoore Township 17.6 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $360 more a month in Moore 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 →
Moore Township$2,080/mo
Typical home $331K (Census) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $935/mo · Housing →

The difference: $360 a month, about $4,300 a year, between Moore 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.

Where they are

Bushkill Township and Moore Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bushkill TownshipMoore TownshipBushkill TownshipMoore Township
Bushkill Township ↔ Moore Township5.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Bushkill Township places higher on 14 of 21 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 –Moore TownshipNot graded
Schools
A−Bushkill TownshipBetter than 82% of districts in the state A−Moore TownshipBetter than 80% of districts in the state
Health
B+Bushkill TownshipHealthier than 71% of U.S. towns BMoore TownshipHealthier than 62% of U.S. towns
14Bushkill Township
6Moore Township

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Cheapest rentCost of living · 1032 towns #831#304 Most educatedPeople · 1058 towns #195#611 Most remote workersWork · 1029 towns #255#599 Most trailsOutdoors · 787 towns #196#451 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1058 towns #173#381 Lowest property taxCost of living · 1058 towns #926#723 Fastest growingGrowth · 1058 towns #375#522 Highest graduation rateSchools · 1036 towns #335#476

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 TownshipMoore Township
Snow a year23″33″
January low18°F22°F
July high84°F86°F
Growing season (days)168d184d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th21st
Outdoors & history
Bushkill TownshipMoore Township
Trails28 mi18 mi
Conserved land26%21.4%
National Register places11
Community
Bushkill TownshipMoore 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.

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 TownshipMoore Township
People
Population 8,623Lowest 9,364Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.7%Highest PA: +2.4% +1.3%Lowest PA: +2.4%
Median age 45.9±2.6Lowest 12% above PA 48±3.5Highest 17% above PA
Moore Township and Bushkill 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% 18.4%±3.8Lowest PA: 20.4%
Bushkill Township and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.8%±2.7Lowest PA: 19.5% 20.7%±3.2Highest PA: 19.5%
Moore Township and Bushkill 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%Highest PA: 35.2% 25.5%Lowest PA: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±1.6Lowest PA: 6.1% 5.9%±2.7Highest PA: 6.1%
Moore Township and Bushkill Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $120,522±$8kHighest 55% above PA $102,789±$20kLowest 32% above PA
Bushkill Township and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $407,300±$31kHighest 60% above PA $330,700±$23kLowest 30% above PA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,510±$661Highest 25% above PA $935±$96Lowest 23% below PA
Bushkill Township and Moore 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 $4,207Lowest 27% above PA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.6%±50.1Highest PA: 48.2% 36.6%±22.3Lowest PA: 48.2%
Bushkill Township and Moore 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% 5.9%Highest PA: 11.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.7%Lowest PA: 69.3% 94.5%Highest PA: 69.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 22 yrs newer than PA 1979Lowest 14 yrs newer than PA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 11% above PA 27 minLowest 3% above PA
Work from home 17.1%±4.7Highest PA: 15.6% 10.9%±4.8Lowest PA: 15.6%
Bushkill Township and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.8%Highest 5.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Highest 0.26Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bethlehem (7%)Bethlehem (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Moore TownshipFew work in Bushkill Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 26%Highest 21.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 28.4 miHighest 17.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 6Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 9.3Highest 8.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #106 of 765 in PA#36 of 765 in PA
School district Nazareth Area SDNorthampton Area SD
High school in town None in townNone 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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