Town Hall · Bridgeville

Bridgeville, DE town hall & government

Bridgeville spent $2.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,027 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Bridgeville's government.

Town budget

Where Bridgeville's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,027
typical Delaware cities: $1,027
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$543 per resident
Police
$1 million41%
Water & other utilities
$880,00035%
Administration & buildings
$328,00013%
Roads & transportation
$260,00010%
Sewer & trash
$14,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 41%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bridgeville

Full-time staff
17
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$70,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Woodbridge School District

Bridgeville's K–12 school district, shared with Farmington and Greenwood. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,310
Delaware: $22,312
Students
2,508
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Delaware districts overall: 32% local, 57% state, 11% federal

  • Local 18%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $20,310 per pupil, $10,783 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Bridgeville: Seaford School District ($19,681 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bridgeville pay

Typical tax bill
$2,688
a year · Delaware typical $1,768
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Delaware 0.50%
Typical home value
$400,900
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Bridgeville's government

🏛️ Official websitebridgeville.delaware.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bridgeville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bridgeville

Bridgeville is represented in Congress by Senators Christopher A. Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester and Representative Sarah McBride. Matt Meyer is governor.

All of Bridgeville's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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