Town Hall · Bridport

Bridport, VT town hall & government

Bridport spent $3.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,050 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Bridport's money goes

Spent
$3.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,050
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
$350,000
$296 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million33%
Administration & buildings
$168,0005%
Fire
$81,0002%
Health & welfare
$54,0001%
Interest on debt
$41,0001%
Police
$5,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$2.1 million57%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 98%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Bridport 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 Bridport

Full-time staff
2
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,900
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Addison Central Unified School District

Bridport's elementary school district, shared with Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,231
Vermont: $25,064
Students
1,750
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$708,000
at year end

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

  • Local 7%
  • State 86%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $28,231 per pupil, $14,746 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 Bridport pay

Typical tax bill
$5,519
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.50%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$367,200
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 Bridport's government

Town hall & decisions in Bridport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bridport

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

All of Bridport'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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