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About Upper Makefield
Township in Pennsylvania, USUpper Makefield Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Upper Makefield is located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The population was 8,190 at the 2010 census. It has the eighth-highest per capita income among all townships in Pennsylvania. Upper Makefield Township's multimillion-dollar homes, highly-ranked public schools, and relatively easy commute to New York City and Princeton led to its 2006 ranking as "Best Place to Live in the Suburbs" in Philadelphia magazine. The township is the Philadelphia area's second-most expensive suburb and the 287th-wealthiest neighborhood in the nation with a mean household income of $306,081. The area has also been listed an alternati…
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Safety in Upper Makefield
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Schools in Upper Makefield
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The public schools Upper Makefield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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