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Bridgewater, NH town hall & government

Bridgewater spent $1.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,788 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Bridgewater's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,788
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$600,000
$555 per resident
Administration & buildings
$521,00027%
Roads & transportation
$422,00022%
Sewer & trash
$406,00021%
Health & welfare
$206,00011%
Police
$104,0005%
Fire
$94,0005%
Parks & libraries
$23,0001%
Interest on debt
$21,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,000<1%
Other
$129,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 96%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Bridgewater collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bridgewater

Full-time staff
5
50 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$83,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
and 1 full-time firefighter
Fire
1 full-time35 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Police
1 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Bridgewater didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Property tax

What homeowners in Bridgewater pay

Typical tax bill
$2,823
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$398,600
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

Contact Bridgewater's government

🏛️ Official websitebridgewater-nh.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bridgewater →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bridgewater

Bridgewater is represented in Congress by Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Margaret Wood Hassan and Representative Maggie Goodlander. Kelly Ayotte is governor.

All of Bridgewater'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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