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Bridgewater vs Export

41 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.3× in Bridgewater) and jobs per worker (4.9× in Bridgewater).

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Bridgewater, PAA regional job hubPennsylvania · 789 people

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Export, PAHomes around $137KPennsylvania · 857 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BridgewaterA regional job hub

Work803 jobsbased in Bridgewater, a regional job hub

HistorySettled in 17981 place on the National Register All about Bridgewater →

ExportHomes around $137K

Housing$137K typical home53% below the PA typical home All about Export →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Property tax bill2.3×

Tax bills are bigger in Bridgewater

Bridgewater $2,333Export $1,030

Jobs per worker4.9×

Bridgewater is more of a job hub

Bridgewater 2.62Export 0.53

Bridgewater has more miles of trail

Bridgewater 0.8 miExport 0.2 mi

Average commute11 min

Bridgewater has the shorter commute

Export 30 minBridgewater 19 min

Growth since 2010+8.3 pts

Bridgewater has grown faster since 2010

Bridgewater +5.8%Export -2.5%

Typical home built24 yrs

Export’s homes are older

Bridgewater 1969Export 1945

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $410 more a month in Bridgewater

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Bridgewater$1,200/mo

Typical home $193K (Census) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $1,071/mo · Housing →

Export$790/mo

Typical home $137K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $757/mo · Housing →

The difference: $410 a month, about $4,900 a year, between Bridgewater and Export.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

BridgewaterExport

Snow a year20″29″

January low21°F 20°F

July high84°F 83°F

Growing season (days)212d 171d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd 11th

Outdoors & history

BridgewaterExport

Trails1 mi 0 mi

Conserved land4.1%7%

Settled1798 —

National Register places1 —

Archive photos—10

Community

BridgewaterExport

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

41 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BridgewaterPA ExportPA

Bridgewater ↔ Export41 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Pennsylvania average

BridgewaterExport

People

Population 789Lowest 857Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.8%Highest PA: +2.4% -2.5%Lowest PA: +2.4%

Median age 51.8±6.1Highest 27% above PA 48.8±9.2Lowest 19% above PA

Bridgewater and Export are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 11.9%±4.3Highest PA: 20.4% 11.6%±5.6Lowest PA: 20.4%

Bridgewater and Export are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 28.4%±0.5Highest PA: 19.5% 23.2%±5.1Lowest PA: 19.5%

Bridgewater and Export are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.3%Highest PA: 35.2% 27.3%Lowest PA: 35.2%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±1.3Lowest PA: 6.1% 6.8%±7Highest PA: 6.1%

Export and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $61,250±$14kHighest 21% below PA $56,316±$11kLowest 28% below PA

Bridgewater and Export are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $192,600±$25kHighest 24% below PA $157,100±$44kLowest 38% below PA

Bridgewater and Export are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,071±$261Highest 11% below PA $757±$104Lowest 37% below PA

Bridgewater and Export are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,333Highest 30% below PA $1,030Lowest 69% below PA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.8%±9.1Highest PA: 48.2% 39.1%±17.2Lowest PA: 48.2%

Bridgewater and Export are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 9.8%Highest PA: 11.7% 9.7%Lowest PA: 11.7%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 57.7%Lowest PA: 69.3% 61.2%Highest PA: 69.3%

Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 4 yrs newer than PA 1945Lowest 20 yrs older than PA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 27% below PA 30 minHighest 14% above PA

Work from home 17.5%±4 PA: 15.6% 17.5%±11.9 PA: 15.6%

Work in townworking residents 4.9%Highest 1.8%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 12.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.62Highest 0.53Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Pittsburgh (8%)Murrysville (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ExportFew work in Bridgewater

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.1%Lowest 7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 69.1Lowest 112Highest

Pennsylvania average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Bridgewater neighborsTown Square →

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Export neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Bridgewater

Brighton Township8,770 people · $280K homes

Fallston271 people · $118K homes

Beaver4,374 people · $254K homes

Rochester3,422 people · $117K homes

Towns like Bridgewater

Confluence577 people · $155K homes

Saxonburg1,202 people · $221K homes

Mars1,285 people · $294K homes

Carmichaels388 people · $150K homes

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.