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Bushkill

A township of 8,623 people in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
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About Bushkill

Township in Pennsylvania, US
8,482Population
25.3 sq miArea
659 ftElevation

Bushkill Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population was 8,490 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

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Housing in Bushkill

$269K▲ 3.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Bushkill home is worth about $269,000, up 3.8% in a year, 8% below the Pennsylvania typical home.

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Safety Grade A-

Bushkill reports less crime per resident than 79% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Bushkill sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Bushkill 1.5
Pennsylvania 2.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Bushkill 2.2
Pennsylvania 13.6
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A-

The public schools Bushkill’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 82% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#106Best public schoolsof 764 in PA
DistrictNazareth Area SDSchools1

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