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A borough of 2,622 people in Pennsylvania
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Conserved land4.7%42 of 903 acres
Trails0.1 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves116 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Borough in Pennsylvania, US
1707Established
2,612Population
1.4 sq miArea
144 ftElevation

New Hope is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,612 at the 2020 census. New Hope is located approximately 30 mi (48 km) north of Philadelphia, and lies on the west bank of the Delaware River at its confluence with Aquetong Creek. New Hope and neighboring Solebury and Upper Makefield townships are part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The two-lane New Hope–Lambertville Bridge carries automobile and foot traffic across the Delaware to Lambertville, New Jersey, on the east bank. New Hope's primary industry is tourism.

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ZIP code18938
Area code215
Living in New Hope

Housing in New Hope

$973K▲ 7.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical New Hope home is worth about $973,000, up 7.5% in a year, 235% above the Pennsylvania typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market48
Sale-to-list97.6%
Sold in May6
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Safety in New Hope

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Not graded

A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). New Hope's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
New Hope 0.4
Pennsylvania 2.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
New Hope 4.5
Pennsylvania 13.6
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A+

The public schools New Hope’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 96% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#206Best public schoolsof 764 in PA
DistrictNew Hope-Solebury SDSchools3

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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