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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Bridgewater, VA Bridgewater, VA, Dayton, VA (Town Center), Harrisonburg, VA (City Center), Harrisonburg, VA (James Madison U/Market St), Harrisonburg, VA (Main St/Liberty St), Harrisonburg, VA (Market St/Old Furnace Rd), Mount Crawford, VA (Massanetta Springs/Cross Keys), Mount Crawford, VA (Pleasant Valley/North River), Mount Crawford, VA (Town Center), Weyers Cave, VA
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $266,286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | low cost relative to VA, medium cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Rowhouses & attached homes, a few Mobile homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Artsy/funky, Urban Sophisticates |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some College students (people currently attending college), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some Mixed ages |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 9 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic, some Black, some Mexican |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS School District
11,611 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
10 |
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| Better than: of VA school districts |
90.9% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
7 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
65.9% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 13 |
| STATE AVERAGE 12 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN READING |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| BROADWAY HIGH 269 GOBBLER DR, BROADWAY, VA 22815 (540) 896-7081 |
09-12 |
| ELKTON ELEM. 302 B STREET, ELKTON, VA 22827 (540) 298-1511 |
PK-05 |
| ELKTON MIDDLE 21063 BLUE AND GOLD DR, ELKTON, VA 22827 (540) 298-1228 |
06-08 |
| FULKS RUN ELEM. 11089 BROCKS GAP RD, FULKS RUN, VA 22830 (540) 896-7635 |
PK-05 |
| J. FRANK HILLYARD MIDDLE 226 HAWKS HILL DR, BROADWAY, VA 22815 (540) 896-8961 |
06-08 |
| JOHN C. MYERS ELEM 290 RAIDER RD, BROADWAY, VA 22815 (540) 896-2297 |
PK-05 |
| JOHN W. WAYLAND ELEM. 801 NORTH MAIN ST, BRIDGEWATER, VA 22812 (540) 828-6081 |
PK-05 |
| LACEY SPRING ELEM. 8621 NORTH VALLEY PIKE, HARRISONBURG, VA 22802 (540) 433-7819 |
PK-05 |
| LINVILLE-EDOM ELEM. 3653 LINVILLE-EDOM RD, LINVILLE, VA 22834 (540) 833-6916 |
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| MCGAHEYSVILLE ELEM. 9508 SPOTSWOOD TRAIL, MCGAHEYSVILLE, VA 22840 (540) 289-3004 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 89.2 | 59.8 |
| BLACK (%) | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 7.8 | 7.7 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 31.7 | 31.1 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,218 | $60,583,000 | 52.6 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $383 | $4,450,000 | 3.9 |
| STAFF | $382 | $4,430,000 | 3.8 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $112 | $1,297,000 | 1.1 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $560 | $6,504,000 | 5.6 |
| OPERATION | $711 | $8,252,000 | 7.2 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $514 | $5,966,000 | 5.2 |
| OTHER | $64 | $740,000 | 0.6 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,725 | $31,639,000 | 27.5 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,976 | $22,944,000 | 19.9 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $9,919 | $115,166,000 | 100.0 |
Bridgewater EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Bridgewater WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 35.8 |
| CHILDREN IN Bridgewater LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 7.6 |
Bridgewater Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO VA* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 |  156.43%
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8.23%
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About Bridgewater
Bridgewater is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 8,309 people and just one neighborhood, Bridgewater is the 109th largest community in Virginia.
Unlike some towns , Bridgewater isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bridgewater are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bridgewater is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bridgewater who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.32%), sales jobs (11.77%), and teaching (9.37%).
Because there are quite a few people attending college in Bridgewater, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Bridgewater provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Bridgewater spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.63 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
Bridgewater is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Bridgewater Information and Demographics
The education level of Bridgewater citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 28.16% of adults in Bridgewater have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Bridgewater in 2000 was $18,964, which is middle income relative to Virginia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $75,856 for a family of four.
The people who call Bridgewater home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bridgewater is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bridgewater include German, English, Irish, Scottish, Scotch-Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Bridgewater is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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