By Josh McKnight | The McKnight Team
Three Bucks County municipalities are now in the middle of data center fights. Falls Township. West Rockhill. And East Rockhill, which just advertised a new ordinance to regulate data centers before any application even arrives.
Add to that a state senator from Bucks County proposing legislation to give towns the power to pause data center applications altogether. This is no longer a one-off zoning issue. It is shaping how Bucks County thinks about land use for the next decade.
What’s Actually Happening in Bucks County
East Rockhill supervisors approved advertising an ordinance to restrict data centers to industrial districts near the Pennridge Airport, with a 50-acre minimum lot size and a 45-foot height limit. The township solicitor noted that outright prohibition is not legally permissible. So municipalities are racing to get rules on the books before applications come in.
State Sen. Jarrett Coleman has proposed a bill to allow towns to temporarily pause data center applications while they update local policies. A separate bill would repeal the tax break currently given on data center equipment.
Politicians who previously championed these projects, including Gov. Shapiro, are now adopting more cautious tones as public opinion sours. Concerns are consistent across every meeting: water usage, electricity demand, noise, and the impact on local home values.
What Buyers and Sellers in Bucks County Should Know
The Bucks County housing market remains strong. According to Bright MLS data pulled May 10, 2026, the April 2026 median sold price in Bucks County was $510,000, up from $480,000 in April 2025. That is roughly a 6% year over year increase. Average days on market in April was 24 days. Months supply sits at 2.4. That is a clear seller’s market.
In other words, the fundamentals of Bucks County real estate are healthy heading into peak buying season. But location-specific risk is real. A buyer in Falls Township, West Rockhill, or East Rockhill in 2026 is buying into uncertainty about what the parcel three miles away will become.
If you live near any of the proposed sites, attend the public meetings. Read the ordinances. Local zoning decisions made this summer will shape Bucks County home values for years.
What This Means for You
If you are selling in Bucks County in 2026, the headline numbers are with you. Median price up. Days on market short. Inventory tight. If you are in a township with active data center proposals, work with an agent who can speak to local zoning context when buyers ask, because they will ask.
If you are buying in Bucks County, do not let one news cycle scare you off a town you love. Do your homework on the parcel-level zoning. Ask your agent. Read the ordinance. Then make the decision that works for your family.
This is what hyper-local market knowledge actually means. National headlines do not close transactions in Doylestown or Quakertown. Local context does.
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