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Bridgeport, OH town hall & government

Bridgeport spent $1.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,063 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bridgeport's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,063
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$218,000
$128 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million60%
Sewer & trash
$392,00022%
Fire
$171,0009%
Administration & buildings
$142,0008%
Interest on debt
$9,000<1%
Roads & transportation
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 53%
  • Income taxes 16%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bridgeport

Full-time staff
9
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time15 part
Police
4 full-time6 part
Fire
0 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bridgeport Exempted Village School District

Bridgeport's K–12 school district, shared with Brookside, Pease and Colerain. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,832
Ohio: $16,610
Students
745
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal

  • Local 27%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $15,832 per pupil, $9,439 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Bridgeport pay

Typical tax bill
$785
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$94,200
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 Bridgeport's government

Town hall & decisions in Bridgeport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bridgeport

Bridgeport is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Michael A. Rulli. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Bridgeport'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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