BelvueKS
This town of 206 people was settled in 1871.
Is Belvue a good place to live?
Among 152 Kansas towns, just 10 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Belvue. Belvue has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Belvue stand out
Where Belvue beats most towns.
206 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Belvue: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Belvue, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Belvue.
With 8.9 jobs for every working resident, Belvue draws in 540 commuters
In Belvue, 6.6% of working residents work locally, where Kansas’ towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 8%. Employers in Belvue added 242 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 544. The top destinations are St. Marys (26%), Topeka (15%) and St. Marys Township (10%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
| Belvue | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 6.6% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers: that is Belvue’s year
In July, afternoons reach 90°; in January, nights fall to 18°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Belvue has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected losses in Belvue break down as 36% from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes. In Belvue, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 38 of 100, below both the Kansas town median (49 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Federal disaster aid has reached households in Belvue once, in 2007.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Belvue is
Two figures for adults in Belvue: 19% binge drink, 9% have diabetes. Of 32 CDC measures, Belvue beats the Kansas average on 4 and trails it on 3. In Belvue, 72% of adults had a checkup this year.
| Belvue | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 77% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Belvue | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.4% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9% | 11.4% |
| Fewer adults getting a yearly checkup | 71.7% | 76.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Belvue’s typical home value is about $269K
The typical rent in Belvue is $1,375 a month. The share of households in Belvue who live in a home they own: 67%.
| Belvue | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,375 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 72% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Belvue
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Belvue; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Belvue residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Every workday, about 540 people come to Belvue for work
Where Belvue’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Belvue
City in Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Belvue is a city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 177.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 961 ft
- ZIP code
- 66407
- Area code
- 785
Questions about Belvue
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Belvue, KS a good place to live?
Belvue has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.