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Outdoors in Bristol
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1880
1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Bucks County - Bristol - ED 9-11 - ED 9-24, 1880
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Dorrance Mansion
Dorrance Mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 16, 1986. It is significant for its commerce and architecture at the local level.
About Bristol
Borough in Pennsylvania, USBristol is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Center City in Philadelphia opposite Burlington, New Jersey, on the Delaware River. Bristol was settled in 1681 and first incorporated in 1720. After 1834, it became very important to the development of the American Industrial Revolution as the terminus city of the Delaware Canal, providing greater Philadelphia with the day's high quality anthracite coal from the Lehigh Canal via Easton. The canal and a short trip on the Delaware River also gave the town access to the mineral resources available in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York via of the Morris Canal, the Delaware and Huds…
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How Bristol ranks
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Housing in Bristol
The median sale price was $305,000 in May 2026.
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Safety in Bristol
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Bristol's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Work & commute in Bristol
Full picture →Most working residents leave Bristol for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (14%), Bristol (10%) and Bensalem (7%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Health in Bristol
Compared with Pennsylvania
No difference on any of 5 measures is outside the margin of error.
What stands out
Nothing stands out: Bristol tracks Pennsylvania closely.
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Natural hazards in Bristol
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Bristol
Full climate →Bristol has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Bristol
All Bristol schools →School Grade C
The public schools Bristol’s kids attend trail 71% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests. 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, graded within PA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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