Bart Township has been a major farming community in Lancaster County since the 1700s. Like much of the county, this township features many Amish farms that beautify the landscape of rolling hills. The Amish-run farm stands and restaurants also shape the community’s rural lifestyle. Most of those businesses are in the township’s small unincorporated community of Georgetown.
Bart Township has a low inventory of houses because of the abundant farmland. Only 11 have sold in recent years. Many homes are either in Georgetown or out in the country, surrounded by farmland or privately tucked away in the woods. Recently, sales in Georgetown include townhouses from 2012 and 2016, which sold for $320,000 to $345,000, and an 1880s farmhouse-style house, which sold for $370,000. Home out in the country include bungalows ranging from $275,000 to $380,000, and various custom homes, selling for $450,000 to $665,000.
It’s easy to find fresh produce in Bart Township. “There are a ton of Amish stores around,” says Michael Fisher, who grew up in Georgetown and runs Noble Pastures dairy farm in neighboring Sadsbury Township. Many are along Georgetown Road, including Red Barn Market and Homestead Groceries, both of which sell locally grown fruits and vegetables, along with various homemade food products. There are a few options for dining out, including Crossroads Café, a local spot to grab coffee, a sandwich or its famous pretzel logs. “The pretzel logs are amazing because they are made fresh on site. They’re like hot pockets. You can get them wrapped in steak and cheese, sausage and all types of things,” Fisher says. There’s also Hometown Kitchen, which serves Amish-style meatloaf, chicken pot pie and other comfort foods.
Students attend Bart-Colerain Elementary School, which receives a B grade from Niche. Smith Middle School and Solanco High School are about 10 minutes away in Quarryville. Both receive a C-plus grade. The high school offers an internship program, allowing qualifying students to get hands-on experience with local businesses.
While there are no parks in Bart Township, there are recreational activities in other nearby communities. Homewood Nature Preserve, maintained by Lancaster Conservancy, offers a trail with 40 acres of woods and wildlife to explore. Wolf’s Hollow County Park is about 6 miles away with 10 miles of nature trails covering 569 acres. The trails wind through woods and by a trickling creek.
Valley and Georgetown roads intersect and are the township’s primary thoroughfares. It’s about a 5-mile drive to Quarryville , where commuters can hop on U.S. 222 and drive to Lancaster . The 20-mile trip to Lancaster takes about 30 to 40 minutes. It takes less than two hours to drive 60 miles to Philadelphia , where travelers can fly out of Philadelphia International Airport.
Mud sales are held at and for the township’s volunteer fire department every year. Mud sales are a springtime tradition in the Amish community, where people donate items to be auctioned off, with proceeds going toward a cause. The name stems from spring’s rainy and muddy conditions.
Bart Township doesn’t have its own law enforcement and is patrolled by Pennsylvania State Police. The township gets a CAP Index Crime Score of 2 out of 10, lower than the national average of 4.
Interested in learning more about homes in this area? Reach out to , an experienced agent in this area.
Anne Lusk
Lusk & Associates Sotheby's International Realty
(717) 935-8473
625 Total Sales
1 in Bart Township
$362,500 Price
Doug Chase
Beiler-Campbell Realtors-Oxford
(484) 665-7710
153 Total Sales
1 in Bart Township
$485,000 Price
Erika Chase
Beiler-Campbell Realtors-Avondale
(484) 759-8596
154 Total Sales
2 in Bart Township
$326K - $360K Price Range
Christine Tobelmann
Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
(610) 839-8633
124 Total Sales
1 in Bart Township
$360,000 Price
Jerry Fisher
RE/MAX Pinnacle
(223) 216-2055
58 Total Sales
1 in Bart Township
$345,000 Price
Kathryn Hall
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Homesale Realty
(717) 848-0946
88 Total Sales
1 in Bart Township
$665,000 Price
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