A town of 34,552, settled in 1692. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Falls does most differently from other towns.
1880 · 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps -…6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
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Ordered by what stands out in Falls. Another town gets a different order.
The public schools Falls’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 83% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eleanor Roosevelt El Sch | K–5 | 583 | A− |
| Manor El Sch | K–5 | 434 | B |
| Oxford Valley El Sch | K–5 | 390 | B+ |
| Penn Valley El Sch | K–5 | 356 | C |
| Fallsington El Sch | K–5 | 256 | A− |
| Bucks County Montessori CS | K–6 | 180 | A+ |
6.3 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Falls Township Community Park | 1.9 mi | 220 |
| 2. Pennsbury Manor State Park | 0.8 mi | 48 |
| 3. Elderberry Park | 0.5 mi | 5 |
Most working residents leave Falls for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (12%), Middletown (6%) and Bristol (6%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
Falls beats the Pennsylvania average on 2 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Falls | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.2% | 14.5% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 70.7% | 64.4% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.
Falls has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
3 places in Falls on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Falls Township is a suburban Philadelphia township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 34,300 at the 2010 census. Portions of Fairless Hills and Levittown, Pennsylvania, are located in the township. Portions of Falls Township are called Morrisville and Yardley, due to the location of the Morrisville Post Office outside the Borough of Morrisville in Falls Township. As originally chartered in 1692, the villages of Morrisville and Tullytown were part of Falls Township. Morrisville was granted borough status in 1804. Tullytown was established as a borough in 1891.
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10 towns share a border with Falls.
