Census-designated place Cornwells Heights is a census-designated place in Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. A census-designated place is an unincorporated community that the Census Bureau defines for statistics; it has no city government of its own.
The median owner-occupied home in Cornwells Heights had a real-estate tax bill of $3,426 (± $791) a year, compared with $3,241 in Pennsylvania and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $350,400 (± $55,601), compared with $240,500 in Pennsylvania and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Cornwells Heights | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,279 ± 360 | 12,986,518 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $3,426 ± $791 | $3,241 ± $13 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $350,400 ± $55,601 | $240,500 ± $622 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $86,917 ± $27,247rough guide only: the margin of error is 31% of the estimate | $76,081 ± $310 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.98% ± 0.27 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 28% of the estimate | 1.35% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 65.0% ± 17.6 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 27% of the estimate | 69.3% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 27.5% ± 7.4 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 27% of the estimate | 33.5% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | Too imprecise to report (estimate 25.8%, margin of error ± 14.1 points) | 19.7% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
If property taxes go unpaid in Pennsylvania
How it works. County Tax Claim Bureau Real Estate Tax Sale Law: upset sale; if unsold, judicial/private/repository routes
Excess sale money. §205(d) distributes tax-sale money after authorized deductions: Commonwealth tax liens, taxing districts, municipal claims, mortgagees/other lienholders by priority, then owner. If owner does not claim balance within 3 years of sale, §205(f) redistributes it pro rata to taxing districts
These rules are set by Pennsylvania, not by Cornwells Heights, so this section is the same for every place in the state. Last verified 2026-09-25. See the full Pennsylvania entry with statute links.