Bensalem
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Outdoors in Bensalem
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About Bensalem
Township in Pennsylvania, USBensalem Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township borders the northeastern section of Philadelphia and includes the communities of Andalusia, Bensalem, Bridgewater, Cornwells Heights, Eddington, Flushing, Oakford, Siles, Trappe, and Trevose. Bensalem Township has no other incorporated municipalities within its boundaries. It is located within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 62,707, which made it the most populous municipality in Bucks County and the ninth-most populated municipality in Pennsylvania. The township, which was founded in 1692, is almost as old as Pennsylvania itself, which was f…
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How Bensalem ranks
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Housing in Bensalem
The median sale price was $420,000 in May 2026.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Bensalem
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Bensalem's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Schools in Bensalem
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The public schools Bensalem’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 70% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within PA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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Where Bensalem is
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