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City · 8,341 residents · Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Doylestown , Pennsylvania

In Doylestown, a typical home is worth $527,700 and typical rent is $1,791 a month. Compared with all of Bucks County, the typical home value is 18% higher, typical household income is 13% lower, and the share of households that own their home is 31 points lower.

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  • Typical home value

    $527,700

    18% above the county

    107% above Pennsylvania

    • Doylestown
    • Bucks
    • Pennsylvania

  • Typical rent

    $1,791a month

    12% above the county

    48% above Pennsylvania

    • Doylestown
    • Bucks
    • Pennsylvania

  • Typical household income

    $99,322a year

    13% below the county

    27% above Pennsylvania

    • Doylestown
    • Bucks
    • Pennsylvania

  • Households that own their home

    47%

    31 points below the county

    22 points below Pennsylvania

    • Doylestown
    • Bucks
    • Pennsylvania

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

Market now, with Zillow data

Zillow data
Typical rent
$2,721 a month
1.2% more than 12 months ago

From Zillow (ZORI), September 2026. The Census figures above are 5-year averages (2020–2024).

Doylestown is in Bucks County. The FHA loan limit ($630,200 for a one-unit home), the fair market rents and the help on this page are those of all of Bucks County. See the county

Data updated: October 1, 2026 11 official sources

Only here

What sets Doylestown apart

What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.

  1. 47% of households in Doylestown own their home, against 78% in Bucks County.

  2. Nearby, in Lansdale, the typical home value is $343,800: 35% less than in Doylestown ($527,700).

  3. Doylestown has the 16th highest typical home value of the 273 cities in Pennsylvania with more than 5,000 people ($527,700).

  4. Nearby, in Horsham, the typical rent is $1,446: 19% less than in Doylestown ($1,791).

  5. Doylestown has the 26th highest typical rent of the 265 cities in Pennsylvania with more than 5,000 people ($1,791).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024).

The homes here

Housing in Doylestown

What homes there are in Doylestown, what they cost, how that changed and how people live, from Census figures (2020–2024).

What homes there are

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Kind of home

No kind of home is the majority in Doylestown; the largest group, detached houses, adds up to 34%, less than in Bucks County (63%).

Year built

In Doylestown, half of the homes were built before 1963; in Bucks County, before 1975.

All homes, occupied or empty. A figure the Census cannot measure precisely enough here is not shown.

Census tables: B25024, B25034, B25035, B25041

What it costs here

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Value of owner-occupied homes
Monthly rent with utilities

With a mortgage

$2,642 a month

Bucks County: $2,436 a month

Without a mortgage

$791 a month

Bucks County: $938 a month

Owners with a mortgage

64%

Bucks County: 64%

Owning costs more in Doylestown: with a mortgage, the typical cost is $2,642 a month; in Bucks County, $2,436. Without one, $791.

Value: what owners think their home is worth. Rent: rent plus utilities, for homes of every size. The FHA limit is the most an FHA loan (Federal Housing Administration) lends for a one-unit home; the fair market rent (FMR) is the one HUD uses for housing vouchers.

Census tables: B25075, B25063, B25088, B25081

How it changed

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

Change since 2015–2019

Homes in Doylestown gained value more slowly than in Bucks County: 29% since 2015–2019, against 35%.

The typical rent in Doylestown rose 26% over the same time; in Bucks County, it rose 31%.

Income in Doylestown grew faster than housing: it rose 34%, while home values changed +29% and rent +26%.

Change between two 5-year periods that do not overlap, in each period's dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

Census tables: B25077, B25064, B19013

How people live

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

MeasureDoylestownBucks CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Rental vacancy Unreliable estimate3.1%4.9%5.5%
Homeowner vacancy Unreliable estimate0.4%0.8%0.9%
More than one person per room Unreliable estimate1.6%1.6%3.4%
People per household 1.872.562.392.53
Drive alone 70%70%68%69%
Carpool Unreliable estimate6%8%9%
Public transit Unreliable estimate2%4%3%
Walk or bike 7%1%4%3%
Work from home 20%20%16%15%
Other means Unreliable estimate1%1%2%
Typical commute Unreliable estimate20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes

Households in Doylestown are smaller: 1.87 people on average; in Bucks County, 2.56.

More people walk or bike to work in Doylestown: 7%, against 1% in Bucks County.

Vacancy: empty homes offered for rent or for sale. Rooms: every room in the home, not only bedrooms. Commute: the minute range of the typical worker.

Census tables: B25004, B25003, B25014, B25010, B08301, B08303

Do the math

What would you pay each month for a home in Doylestown?

A typical home costs more than the typical income allows

We start with a typical home in Doylestown, worth $527,700, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 52% of the typical household income in Doylestown, which is $99,322 a year. For that payment to be 28% of income, a household would need to earn about $185,877 a year.

The calculator's FHA and conventional loan limits are those of all of Bucks County.

Your numbers

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Starts at the typical home value in Doylestown. Change it to the price you have in mind.

Loan type
Your credit score

Your score changes which loans apply and FHA's minimum down payment. Your real rate also depends on your credit.

Down payment
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That is $18,470 (3.5% of the price). The usual minimum for this loan is 3.5%.

This week's average ± a quarter or half point.

Term

National average as of November 5, 2026 (Freddie Mac); your rate may be different.

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Estimated monthly payment

Local data

$4,337

at 7.18% · 30 years

Loan amount
$518,142
Total interest
$745,484
Paid off in
November 2056

Includes $8,912 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.

Does it fit the income?

  • Comfortable

    up to $2,318 a month

  • Tight

    $2,318 to $2,980 a month

  • Hard

    more than $2,980 a month

    Your payment · 52%

Compared with the typical household income in Doylestown ($99,322 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.

Show the result as
per month$4,337
Principal & interest$3,510
Property tax$374
Home insurance$220
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)$233

You need at least $18,470 for the down payment, plus closing costs.

Next step

This is an estimate to give you an idea, not a loan offer. Your real payment depends on your rate, your credit, and the insurance and taxes on the home you buy.

The city and its county

Doylestown and Bucks County

Doylestown is in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes its own numbers for the city: home values, rent, household income, how many households own their home and the property tax. They are American Community Survey estimates (average 2020–2024).

Doylestown's own numbers

Typical home value
$527,700
Typical monthly rent
$1,791
Typical yearly household income
$99,322
Households that own their home
47%
Effective property tax rate
0.85%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (average 2020–2024).

Numbers for all of Bucks County

FHA limit, one-unit home
$630,200
Conventional limit, one unit
$832,750
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$1,860
Price change over 5 years (FHFA)
+51%
Homes in a high flood-risk zone
1.6%

HUD, FHFA and FEMA don't publish these numbers by city.

Other numbers are not published by city, only for the whole county: FHA and conventional loan limits, HUD’s fair market rents, FHFA’s price index and FEMA’s flood data. On this page, those numbers always say they are for all of Bucks County.

Everything about Bucks County

Buying

Buying a home in Doylestown

A typical home in Doylestown is worth $527,700: 18% above the county and 107% above Pennsylvania. With the typical household income in Doylestown ($99,322 a year), a typical home costs 5.3 times what the household earns in a year.

Years of income to pay for a typical home

The typical home value divided by the typical household income for one year. The lower it is, the less buying weighs.

  • Doylestown 5.3 years
  • Bucks 3.9 years
  • Pennsylvania 3.3 years
  • United States 4.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

How prices have changed in Bucks County

According to FHFA’s house price index, home prices in Bucks County rose 77% in the 10 years through 2025.

FHFA does not publish this index by city: these are the numbers for all of Bucks County.

Period County Pennsylvania U.S.
Last year (2025) +5.0% +4.7% +2.9%
5 years (2020–2025) +51% +48% +47%
10 years (2015–2025) +77% +77% +85%

The index follows the price of the same homes over time (sales and appraisals with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans). It is not the average price of a home. FHFA considers its annual county indexes experimental. Source: FHFA, 2025 data

Doylestown next to Bucks County, Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Three numbers side by side. “Typical” means the median: half are above it and half below.

Typical home value
  • Doylestown $527,700
  • Bucks $445,700
  • Pennsylvania $254,500
  • United States $332,700
Typical monthly rent
  • Doylestown $1,791
  • Bucks $1,605
  • Pennsylvania $1,209
  • United States $1,413
Typical yearly household income
  • Doylestown $99,322
  • Bucks $114,764
  • Pennsylvania $77,971
  • United States $80,734
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Doylestown next to Bucks County and Pennsylvania
Measure Doylestown Bucks County Pennsylvania U.S.
Typical home value $527,700 $445,700 $254,500 $332,700
Typical monthly rent $1,791 $1,605 $1,209 $1,413
Typical yearly household income $99,322 $114,764 $77,971 $80,734
Households that own their home 47% 78% 69% 65%
Typical yearly property tax $4,500 $5,826 $3,311 $3,119
Effective property tax rate 0.85% 1.31% 1.3% 0.94%
Renters with high rent for their income 49% 48% 48% 51%

“Typical” means the median: half are above and half are below. ▲ and ▼ say whether the city is above or below Bucks County. “High rent” is the Census measure: renter households that pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

Four ways to pay for a typical home in Doylestown

For a typical $527,700 home in Doylestown, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, Doylestown's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.

  • FHA, 3.5% down $4,337a month

    Least cash to close
    Down payment
    $18,470
    Cash to close
    $34,301
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    FHA MIP · $233

  • Conventional, 5% down $4,240a month

    Down payment
    $26,385
    Cash to close
    $42,216
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    PMI · $251

  • Conventional, 20% down, no PMI $3,454a month

    Down payment
    $105,540
    Cash to close
    $121,371
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

  • ITIN, 15% down (example) $3,941a month

    Down payment
    $79,155
    Cash to close
    $94,986
    Rate
    8.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

The option that asks for the least cash to close is FHA, 3.5% down.

  • Cash to close = down payment plus 3% of the price in closing costs (example).
  • Minimum score: FHA requires 580 or higher for the minimum down payment (HUD Handbook 4000.1). * Fannie Mae requires 620 when a loan is underwritten by hand; its automated system has no fixed minimum.
  • The ITIN row is an example with a rate 1 percentage point higher: ITIN loans follow no federal rule and each lender sets its own down payment and rate. Nothing in this table promises an approval.

How much house can I afford? Estimate closing costs

Taxes and floods

Two costs that change from place to place

Property tax and flood insurance raise or lower what you pay each month. Here are the numbers for Doylestown and for Bucks County.

Property tax

Effective rate in Doylestown

0.85%of the home’s value each year

$4,500 a year for the typical owner in Doylestown.

  • Doylestown 0.85%
  • Bucks 1.31%
  • Pennsylvania 1.3%

What Pennsylvania publishes Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program (PTRR) (Pennsylvania Department of Revenue)

Exemptions and deadlines in Pennsylvania

Flood risk in Bucks County

FEMA does not publish these numbers by city: they are for all of Bucks County.

Homes in the high-risk zone
1.6%
3,468
Of those, with NFIP insurance
49%
County Pennsylvania U.S.
Homes in the high-risk zone 1.6% 2% 3.5%
Of those, with NFIP insurance 49% 23% 48%

Most homeowners insurance policies do not cover flood damage.

Look up your address on FEMA’s map

Renting

Renting in Doylestown

Typical rent in Doylestown is $1,791 a month: 12% above the county. In Doylestown, 49% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

HUD publishes a fair market rent for all of Bucks County, by unit size. To pay the 2-bedroom one ($1,860 a month) without spending more than 30% of your income, you would need to earn $35.77 an hour working full time.

HUD fair market rent for all of Bucks County

What you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income, working full time.

Size Fair rent a month Hourly wage Yearly income
Studio $1,438 $27.65 $57,520
1 bedroom $1,558 $29.96 $62,320
2 bedrooms $1,860 $35.77 $74,400
3 bedrooms $2,216 $42.62 $88,640
4 bedrooms $2,445 $47.02 $97,800

Includes basic utilities. It isn't the lowest or highest rent: it's a reference point. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027

By ZIP code

Fair market rent by ZIP code in Doylestown

HUD also publishes a fair market rent for each ZIP code (Small Area FMR, fiscal year 2027). Doylestown is in ZIP code 18901.

For 2 bedrooms it is $2,280: $420 more than the fair market rent for Bucks County ($1,860).

  • 18901 $2,280$2,720

1 of these ZIP codes crosses the city line: HUD sets the rent by ZIP code, not by city. A ZIP code counts for Doylestown when at least 50% of its land is inside the city or it covers at least 15% of the city (Census 2020 boundaries). Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Source: Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file Data from 2020 data Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file

Is your rent high for your ZIP?

Low-income apartments

Low-income apartments in Doylestown

HUD lists one building with rents for lower incomes in Doylestown.

  • Grundy Hall 1290 Almshouse Rd, Doylestown 18901 152 low-income homes · For older adults (215) 343-4117

See all 30 buildings in Bucks County Source: HUD, Retrieved November 6, 2026

Free help

Help to buy or rent in Doylestown

You do not have to do this alone. A HUD-approved housing counseling agency helps for free or at low cost: getting ready to buy, understanding your credit, or solving a problem with your rent.

There are 3 HUD-approved agencies with an office in Bucks County; 2 say they serve in Spanish.

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HUD counseling is free or low-cost

Assistance programs in Doylestown

No down payment, repair or rent-help program on our list is for Doylestown or Bucks County. The ones below are statewide in Pennsylvania: they work in Doylestown the same as in the rest of the state.

Which programs do I qualify for? All programs in Pennsylvania

Housing counselors near Doylestown

The HUD-approved agencies closest to the center of Doylestown, in a straight line, nearest first. If one says it serves in Spanish, its card says so.

  • Bucks County Housing Group

    626 Jacksonville Rd, Warminster · 7 miles away

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 5 more
    (215) 394-8259

  • Credit Counseling Center DBA myWaypoint

    832 Second Street Pike, Richboro · 9 miles away · Spanish

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Mortgage delinquency workshops
    • and 11 more
    (215) 348-8003

  • CCCS of Delaware Valley, Inc. DBA Clarifi

    101 Greenwood Avenue, Jenkintown · 15 miles away · Spanish

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 2 more
    (800) 989-2227

Every agency in Bucks County All counseling agencies in Pennsylvania

Help in Spanish near Doylestown

2 of the 3 agencies on this list say they serve in Spanish.

Ask for service in Spanish

When you call, say “Spanish, please” or ask if someone speaks Spanish. If not, ask whether they offer an interpreter.

Housing authorities of Doylestown

HUD’s record names them for Doylestown or Bucks County. They run public housing or Section 8 vouchers. Ask whether their waiting list is open.

  • Bucks County Housing Authority Public housing and Section 8 vouchers (215) 348-9469

All housing agencies in Pennsylvania Source: HUD

Cities

Other cities in Bucks County

These cities are also in Bucks County. They share its loan limits and fair market rents, but home values and rent change from one to the next.

Everything about Bucks County Housing in Pennsylvania

Nearby cities

The cities closest to Doylestown, with the typical home value.

Neighboring counties

If Bucks County is out of reach, look next door. Each number is that county's own.

Keep going

Guides for your next step

Short explanations, in plain language and with official sources, for buying or renting in Doylestown.

All guides
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Questions

Housing questions about Doylestown

Short answers with the numbers for Doylestown and all of Bucks County. If your case is different, a HUD-approved counseling agency can guide you for free or at low cost.

How much does a typical home cost in Doylestown?

The typical home value in Doylestown is $527,700, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (average 2020–2024). For comparison, in Bucks County it is $445,700.

How much does it cost to rent in Doylestown?

Typical rent in Doylestown is $1,791 a month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms in Bucks County is $1,860.

What is the FHA loan limit in Doylestown?

Doylestown uses the FHA limit for all of Bucks County (2026): $630,200 for a one-unit home and $1,211,950 for a four-unit home.

How much property tax do owners pay in Doylestown?

The typical homeowner in Doylestown pays $4,500 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 0.85% of the home’s value; in Bucks County, the rate is 1.31%.

Where can I find free help to buy or rent in Doylestown?

There are 3 HUD-approved counseling agencies with an office in Bucks County. 2 say they serve in Spanish. They can help you get ready to buy, with your credit, or with rent.

Sources: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (Average 2020–2024); FHA mortgage limits (HUD) (2026 data); Conforming loan limits (FHFA) (2026 data); Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file (2020 data); HUD-approved housing counseling agencies (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Public Housing Agencies (HUD) (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) (As of November 5, 2026); FHFA House Price Index (HPI) (2025 data); Homes with flood insurance (NFIP, FEMA) (As of August 3, 2026).