Central New York
Bridgewater, New York
Bridgewater is a hamlet — a community without a village government of its own — in Madison County, part of New York's Central New York region, with about 516 residents at the 2020 census.
In New York the practical answer turns on the exact address — the school district, any village lines, and how the parcel is assessed all shape the tax bill. The snapshot and official links below are the place to start.
- Type
- Hamlet (CDP)
- County
- Madison
- Region
- Central New York
- Population (2020)
- 516
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Bridgewater
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Winfield Sits on a Route 20 Farm Edge
Winfield's town page frames the southwest Herkimer County town through Route 20, West Winfield, farms, creeks, and county borders.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Brookfield has an old railroad name in its state-forest map
DEC gives Brookfield a memorable place clue through Brookfield Railroad State Forest.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Sangerfield Has Turnpike, Hops, and a Swamp Story
Sangerfield's official history ties together the Cherry Valley Turnpike, hop wealth, rail shipping, and the Loomis Gang.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Paris Keeps Its 1792 Founding Beside Today’s Departments
Paris’s official site pairs a 1792 founding line with departments for assessment, code, courts, highway, park, stormwater, taxes, and water.
Read this note ->Madison County · History & Culture
Cazenovia's Lorenzo Story Holds the Lake and the Village
Cazenovia's story gathers at Lorenzo: an 1807 lakefront estate tied to John Lincklaen, the Holland Land Company, and generations of local life.
Read this note ->Madison County · History & Culture
Hamilton's College-Town Identity Has an Older Village Green
Hamilton's identity combines Payne's Settlement, the 1816 village charter, the green, the Chenango Canal route, and Colgate's deep local roots.
Read this note ->Madison County · History & Culture
Oneida's Story Still Lives in the Mansion House
Oneida's local story connects the Oneida Community, the Mansion House, and the later Oneida Ltd. manufacturing identity.
Read this note ->Madison County · History & Culture
Sullivan Follows the Erie Canal to Chittenango Landing
Sullivan's Chittenango story ties Revolutionary War settlement, the Erie Canal, and a preserved canal boatyard.
Read this note ->Madison County · History & Culture
Nelson Has Land-Company Roots and Lake-Country Quiet
Nelson's town story moves from treaty lands and the Holland Land Company into hills, lakes, small industry, and rural calm.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $21–$34 per $1,000 in Madison County
Combined full-value rate — county + town/city + school district, per $1,000 of market value (FY2025). On a $300,000 home that's about $6,249–$10,159 a year before the STAR break. A hamlet has no government of its own — it's taxed at the rates of the town it sits in.
A planning estimate, not a bill. Your exact rate depends on your school district and any village. Confirm with the assessor.
Statewide links
Statewide starting points.
Good to know
- • Your assessed value usually isn't your market value — ask for the equalization rate.
- • Register for STAR; new applicants generally receive a credit instead of an automatic exemption on the bill.
- • Outside the cities, check the well, the septic, and the FEMA flood map before you buy.
Nearby
Nearby places
Tax rates: NYS Dept of Taxation & Finance (ORPTS), Real Property Tax Rates and Levy Data by Municipality, data.ny.gov dataset iq85-sdzs. (FY2025). Population: U.S. Census 2020. Reviewed June 2026. Source data ->
Page feedback
Send a page note
Send a note about this page. The page address will be included automatically.
Page feedback
Send a note
This is for fixing the site: wrong details, unclear wording, broken links, outdated information, or useful local context.