Moving to Doylestown: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Doylestown means moving to Bucks County's real, affluent county seat -- a genuinely small, walkable historic borough anchored by the James A. Michener Art Museum and Central Bucks School District.
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Learn moreA borough, distinct from the separate Doylestown Township
Doylestown is a real, incorporated Pennsylvania BOROUGH -- distinct from the separate, larger Doylestown Township surrounding it, which is its own municipality, not merged into the borough.
The James A. Michener Art Museum
The Michener Art Museum, established 1988 on the site of the former Bucks County prison, is named for Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener, who was raised in Doylestown from infancy.
Budget for a genuinely high price point
Doylestown's housing runs genuinely, substantially expensive -- among the highest of this project's four Pennsylvania Tier A markets built in this same pass.
Key takeaways
- Doylestown is a real, incorporated borough, distinct from the separate, larger Doylestown Township.
- The James A. Michener Art Museum anchors Doylestown's real cultural identity.
- Doylestown's housing costs run genuinely among the highest of this pass's four Pennsylvania Tier A markets.
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