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Bridgeport, PA town hall & government

Bridgeport spent $6.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,356 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
$6.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,356
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$5.3 million
$1,151 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.7 million27%
Police
$1.5 million23%
Administration & buildings
$859,00014%
Roads & transportation
$483,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$261,0004%
Interest on debt
$239,0004%
Fire
$178,0003%
Parks & libraries
$38,0001%
Other
$1 million17%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 32%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Income taxes 19%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • From the state 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bridgeport

Full-time staff
21
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$106,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time11 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time

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

Upper Merion Area School District

Bridgeport's K–12 school district, shared with Upper Merion and West Conshohocken. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,249
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,477
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$213.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal

  • Local 81%
  • State 15%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $24,249 per pupil, $15,417 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
$2,788
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.82%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$341,100
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.

Local

Contact Bridgeport's government

🏛️ Official websiteboroughofbridgeport.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bridgeport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bridgeport

Bridgeport is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Mary Gay Scanlon. Josh Shapiro 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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