Town Hall · Bridgeton

Bridgeton, MI town hall & government

Bridgeton spent $400,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $184 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Bridgeton's money goes

Spent
$400,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$184
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Paid to other governments
$80,00020%
Parks & libraries
$37,0009%
Other
$283,00071%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 48%
  • Property taxes 40%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Fees & charges 2%

Bridgeton didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Bridgeton

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fremont Public School District

Bridgeton's K–12 school district, shared with Fremont, Sheridan, Dayton, Sherman and Garfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,979
Michigan: $16,528
Students
2,095
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$33 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal

  • Local 30%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,979 per pupil, $9,179 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 Bridgeton: Grant Public School District ($14,706 per pupil) · Holton Public Schools ($15,763 per pupil) · Oakridge Public Schools ($14,185 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bridgeton pay

Typical tax bill
$1,863
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.02%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$183,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Bridgeton

Bridgeton is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative John R. Moolenaar. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Bridgeton'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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