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Bridgewater, VT town hall & government

Bridgewater spent $4.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $4,242 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
$4.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$4,242
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
$62,000
$64 per resident
Roads & transportation
$633,00015%
Police
$258,0006%
Administration & buildings
$252,0006%
Sewer & trash
$116,0003%
Fire
$84,0002%
Housing & development
$60,0001%
Parks & libraries
$27,0001%
Interest on debt
$22,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,000<1%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$2.6 million64%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 74%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

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
2
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$91,200
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mountain Views Unified Union School District

Bridgewater's K–12 school district, shared with Barnard, Killington, Plymouth, Pomfret, Reading and Woodstock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,132
Vermont: $25,064
Students
1,018
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Vermont districts overall: 5% local, 89% state, 6% federal

  • Local 8%
  • State 91%
  • Federal <1%

Of the $21,132 per pupil, $11,874 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 Bridgewater: Mountain Views Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Bridgewater pay

Typical tax bill
$3,418
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.57%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$218,300
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.vt.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bridgewater →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bridgewater

Bridgewater is represented in Congress by Senators Bernard Sanders and Peter Welch and Representative Becca Balint. Phil Scott 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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