Photo: Smallbones · Public domainBelleville spent more per resident in 2022 than 86% of similar cities
Belleville’s city government spent $1.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $942 per resident. Water and other utilities ($4.6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Belleville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$956 per resident in 2022: more than 86% of them
Belleville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($956 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $516, and the middle half spent $249–$749. Belleville spent more than 86% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($339,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Belleville itself left out).
About $942 per resident a year, or $2.58 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 20%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 6% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Belleville reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $956 · 2023: $767 · 2024: $942. Per resident it went from $956 to $942 (down 1%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 1,841 to 1,989.
full-time in March 2025, down from 25 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,478 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.81% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Belleville’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Belleville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Belleville →
Who’s in charge in Belleville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Belleville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on bellevilleks.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 86 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (1,989).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Republic County-Hillcrest Rural Schools Unified School District 109
Belleville’s K–12 school district, shared with Agenda, Belleville Township, Big Bend Township, Cuba, Fairview Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,972 per pupil, $8,960 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Belleville’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Belleville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Republic County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.9%2,001 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.2%396 votesOthers: 1.9% (46 votes).
Most votes in Republic County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Belleville lies in Republic County. Every 2024 race in Republic County is on the county’s page.
Republic County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Belleville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: bellevilleks.org ↗
- 2Kansas HouseState representatives
- 3Kansas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kansas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Belleville compares with the towns next door
Belleville spent $956 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Belleville Township | estimate | — |
| Freedom Township | estimate | $3,125 |
| Belleville | $956 | $1,478 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Belleville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Belleville’s government
How much does Belleville spend per resident?
About $942 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $956 was more than 86% of 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Belleville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,478 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.81% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see bellevilleks.org.
Who runs Belleville’s government?
See bellevilleks.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Belleville yet.
How did Belleville vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Belleville alone. Republic County, where 100% of Belleville lies, voted Trump 81.9%, Harris 16.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Belleville?
23 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $118,581 (about $1.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Belleville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 36 (Elaine Bowers) and State House District 106 (Lisa Moser). The House district also covers 130 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Belleville’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →