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Middlesex Township vs Bushkill 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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Middlesex Township, PAKnown for its schoolsButler County · 7,236 people
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Bushkill Township, PAAn outdoors townNorthampton County · 8,623 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

Middlesex Township$2,440/mo
Typical home $412K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $793/mo · Housing →
Bushkill Township$1,720/mo
Typical home $269K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.41% · or rent about $1,510/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
–Middlesex TownshipNot graded A−Bushkill TownshipSafer than 79% of U.S. towns
Schools
A+Middlesex TownshipBetter than 95% of districts in the state A−Bushkill TownshipBetter than 82% of districts in the state
Health
A−Middlesex TownshipHealthier than 78% of U.S. towns B+Bushkill TownshipHealthier than 71% of U.S. towns
12Middlesex Township
6Bushkill Township

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

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

Left end = #1 in Pennsylvania. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Middlesex 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
Middlesex TownshipBushkill Township
Snow a year35″23″
January low17°F18°F
July high82°F84°F
Growing season (days)159d168d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th25th
Outdoors & history
Middlesex TownshipBushkill Township
Trails2 mi28 mi
Conserved land2.8%26%
National Register places—1
Archive photos5—
Famous people born here1—
Community
Middlesex TownshipBushkill 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.

Middlesex TownshipButler CountyBushkill TownshipNorthampton County
Middlesex Township ↔ Bushkill 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.

Middlesex TownshipBushkill Township
People
Population 7,236Lowest 8,623Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +26.5%Highest PA: +2.4% +3.7%Lowest PA: +2.4%
Median age 43.6±3.9Lowest 7% above PA 45.9±2.6Highest 12% 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 22.6%±4.4Lowest PA: 20.4% 23.2%±3.5Highest 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+ 18.3%±4.1Lowest PA: 19.5% 18.8%±2.7Highest 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+ 47.9%Highest PA: 35.2% 45.7%Lowest PA: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±0.9Lowest PA: 6.1% 4.7%±1.6Highest PA: 6.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $114,036±$3kLowest 46% above PA $120,522±$8kHighest 55% 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 $412,400±$51kHighest 62% above PA $407,300±$31kLowest 60% 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 $793±$438Lowest 34% below PA $1,510±$661Highest 25% above 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 $3,325Lowest about the PA average $5,757Highest 74% above PA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64.2%±43Highest PA: 48.2% 50.6%±50.1Lowest 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 7%Highest PA: 11.7% 4.1%Lowest PA: 11.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.1%Highest PA: 69.3% 91.7%Lowest PA: 69.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 7 yrs newer than PA 1987Highest 22 yrs newer than PA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 42% above PA 29 minLowest 11% above PA
Work from home 20.2%±5.5Highest PA: 15.6% 17.1%±4.7Lowest 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 12.3 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Highest 0.27Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Pittsburgh (12%)Bethlehem (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bushkill TownshipFew work in Middlesex Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Lowest 26%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miLowest 28.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 11.2Highest 9.3Lowest
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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