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Moore Township vs Bushkill 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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Moore Township, PAKnown for its schoolsNorthampton County · 9,364 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.

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 →
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 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.

Moore Township$2,080/mo
Typical home $331K (Census) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $935/mo · Housing →
Bushkill Township$1,720/mo
Typical home $269K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.41% · or rent about $1,510/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

Moore Township and Bushkill Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Moore TownshipBushkill TownshipMoore TownshipBushkill Township
Moore Township ↔ Bushkill 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
–Moore TownshipNot graded A−Bushkill TownshipSafer than 79% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−Moore TownshipBetter than 80% of districts in the state A−Bushkill TownshipBetter than 82% of districts in the state
Health
BMoore TownshipHealthier than 62% of U.S. towns B+Bushkill TownshipHealthier than 71% of U.S. towns
6Moore Township
14Bushkill Township

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

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

Left end = #1 in Pennsylvania. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Moore 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
Moore TownshipBushkill Township
Snow a year33″23″
January low22°F18°F
July high86°F84°F
Growing season (days)184d168d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st25th
Outdoors & history
Moore TownshipBushkill Township
Trails18 mi28 mi
Conserved land21.4%26%
National Register places11
Community
Moore 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.

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.

Moore TownshipBushkill Township
People
Population 9,364Highest 8,623Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.3%Lowest PA: +2.4% +3.7%Highest PA: +2.4%
Median age 48±3.5Highest 17% above PA 45.9±2.6Lowest 12% 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 18.4%±3.8Lowest PA: 20.4% 23.2%±3.5Highest 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+ 20.7%±3.2Highest PA: 19.5% 18.8%±2.7Lowest 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+ 25.5%Lowest PA: 35.2% 45.7%Highest PA: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±2.7Highest PA: 6.1% 4.7%±1.6Lowest 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 $102,789±$20kLowest 32% above PA $120,522±$8kHighest 55% 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 $330,700±$23kLowest 30% above PA $407,300±$31kHighest 60% above PA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $935±$96Lowest 23% below PA $1,510±$661Highest 25% above 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 $4,207Lowest 27% above PA $5,757Highest 74% above PA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.6%±22.3Lowest PA: 48.2% 50.6%±50.1Highest 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 5.9%Highest PA: 11.7% 4.1%Lowest PA: 11.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.5%Highest PA: 69.3% 91.7%Lowest PA: 69.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 14 yrs newer than PA 1987Highest 22 yrs newer than PA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 3% above PA 29 minHighest 11% above PA
Work from home 10.9%±4.8Lowest PA: 15.6% 17.1%±4.7Highest 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 5.1%Lowest 5.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Lowest 0.27Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bethlehem (8%)Bethlehem (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bushkill TownshipFew work in Moore Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 21.4%Lowest 26%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 17.6 miLowest 28.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 8.8Lowest 9.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #36 of 765 in PA#106 of 765 in PA
School district Northampton Area SDNazareth 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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