Lower Makefield, PA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Lower Makefield Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Lower Makefield Township is located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and borders the Delaware River and New Jersey to its north and east. Most addresses in the township have a Yardley address; the township surrounds the borough of Yardley on its north, south, and west. Neighboring towns and cities in New Jersey are Hopewell Township, Ewing Township, and Trenton. Additionally, the township borders Upper Makefield Township, Newtown Township, Pennsylvania, Middletown Township, Pennsylvania, Falls Township, and Morrisville. As of the 2010 census, the population of Lower Makefield Township was 32,559, not i…

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#24Highest income in PA #25Most remote workers in PA #34Most educated in PA All PA rankings →

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Violent crime per 1,000

Lower Makefield 0.3

Pennsylvania 2.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Lower Makefield 3.7

Pennsylvania 13.6

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Lower Makefield

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of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 2 are too close to call.

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7.3%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethPA 14.5% · better 73.8%More adults seeing a dentistPA 64.4% · better

Care nearby

St. Mary Medical CenterLanghorne · 4.6 mi · ER

Henry J. Austin Health Center-BellevueTrenton · 4.1 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 19067, 18940 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Lower Makefield →

Schools in Lower Makefield

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The public schools Lower Makefield’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 bottom.

#132Best public schoolsof 764 in PA

DistrictPennsbury SDSchools9

Edgewood El Sch A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 557 students Afton El Sch A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 483 students Quarry Hill El Sch AElementary · Grades K–5 · 464 students Makefield El Sch AElementary · Grades K–5 · 397 students St. Ignatius Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 268 students William Penn MS B+Middle · Grades 6–8 · 904 students

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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Locator map of Lower Makefield — Wikimedia Commons · Map: (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) (from U.S. Census Bureau source) · CC BY-SA 2.5

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