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Upper Bucks · Palisades SD

Could you live in Durham Township?

Durham Township is one of Bucks County's 54 municipalities.

Median home value
$614K
Median household income
$116K
Average commute
36.9 min
Population
1,094

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates.

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Open houses in Durham Township

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Daily life

What living here is really like

Durham is Bucks County’s far northern corner and arguably its most rural township: the Cooks Creek valley, iron-furnace history dating to the colonial era, and a road network where passing another car is an event. The Riegelsville river crossing is minutes away, putting the Delaware and its towpath within an easy bike ride.

This is Palisades school district land, bought for acreage, quiet, and dark skies — not for convenience, which lives twenty-plus minutes away in Quakertown or across the river in Easton’s orbit. Wells, septic systems, and long private drives are the norm here, so budget inspections accordingly.

landmark Durham's iron-furnace heritage The township grew around a colonial-era iron furnace — the municipal building still sits on Old Furnace Road.
landmark Cooks Creek valley The creek valley that defines the township — trout water, stone farmhouses, and some of the county's quietest roads.

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