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Bridgewater, PA town hall & government

Bridgewater spent $932,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,141 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bridgewater's money goes

Spent
$932,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,141
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$1,573 per resident
Police
$238,00026%
Roads & transportation
$235,00025%
Administration & buildings
$98,00011%
Sewer & trash
$49,0005%
Interest on debt
$36,0004%
Fire
$35,0004%
Parks & libraries
$24,0003%
Health & welfare
$9,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,000<1%
Other
$204,00022%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • Other taxes & licenses 16%
  • Income taxes 13%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the state 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bridgewater

Full-time staff
4
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time

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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Beaver Area School District

Bridgewater's K–12 school district, shared with Beaver, Brighton and Vanport. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,765
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,994
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$50.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 64%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $16,765 per pupil, $9,293 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 Bridgewater pay

Typical tax bill
$2,333
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.21%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$192,600
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

Town hall & decisions in Bridgewater →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bridgewater

Bridgewater is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Christopher R. Deluzio. Josh Shapiro 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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