Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Bridgewater’s subject grades is an A− for history; the weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 61 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. The median household income is $45K, and 18% of residents live below the poverty line. On health, just 84 of New York’s 1,213 towns do worse. 12% of the land in Bridgewater is conserved, where New York’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Albert J. Woodford Memorial State Forest, 1,524 acres with 12.7 miles of trail. Bridgewater has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Bridgewater beats most towns.
Where Bridgewater’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Bridgewater is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,061 in 1800, a low of 730 in 1930, 1,522 in 2010. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1995 and a map from 1986 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bridgewater, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Bridgewater.
Bridgewater beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 19% of Bridgewater adults report frequent mental distress, above both New York’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (17%). 31% of Bridgewater adults get no exercise outside work.
| Bridgewater | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Bridgewater | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.2% | 11.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 6% |
| More adults with obesity | 38.8% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based in Bridgewater grew to 122 in 2023, 56 more than in 2013. Most working residents leave Bridgewater for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Utica (12%), New Hartford (10%) and Winfield (4%).
| Bridgewater | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $45,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The July high in Bridgewater is 78°F. Bridgewater has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
15 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Bridgewater’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Albert J. Woodford Memorial State Forest | 12.7 mi | 1,524 |
| 2. Beaver Creek State Forest | — | 184 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
81% of households own their home in Bridgewater.
| Bridgewater | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $736 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 81% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bridgewater. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year16 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
23 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
13 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
37 mi State parkGreen Lakes State ParkNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Green Lakes State Park: Ebedgert at English Wikipedia, Public domain
5 within 15 miles of the center of Bridgewater
About 3 of every 100 Bridgewater residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
3 notable people were born in Bridgewater.
Town in New York, United States
Bridgewater is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 1,522 at the 2010 census. The Town of Bridgewater is on the southern border of the county. The town has a former village called Bridgewater near the southern town line. The town and hamlet were named after the Duke of Bridgewater.
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6 towns share a border with Bridgewater.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C− |
| Plainfield | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unadilla Forks | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sangerfield | — | — | A− | — | B− | B+ |
| Brookfield | — | — | A− | — | D | C |
| Winfield | — | — | A | — | B− | B− |
| Paris | #239 | B+ | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
Bridgewater, Sangerfield, Brookfield and Winfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Bridgewater, Sangerfield, Brookfield, Winfield and Paris report no FBI crime data of their own. Plainfield and Unadilla Forks aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bridgewater with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $90,000, 83% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
3 notable people were born here, including Asher Tyler and DeWitt Clinton Littlejohn.
