Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0How is Bellefontaine Neighbors run?
Bellefontaine Neighbors’ city government spent $7.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $733 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bellefontaine Neighbors didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Bellefontaine Neighbors is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Riverview Gardens School District
Bellefontaine Neighbors’ K–12 school district, shared with Moline Acres, Riverview, Dellwood. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,972 per pupil, $5,918 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.
Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.
Hazelwood School District · $14,941 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $733 per resident a year, or $2.01 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 56%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Bellefontaine Neighbors didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Bellefontaine Neighbors yet
Every year of Bellefontaine Neighbors’ figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,727 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.73% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bellefontaine Neighbors’ 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.
Tax bills are one input to Bellefontaine Neighbors’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bellefontaine Neighbors →
Who’s in charge in Bellefontaine Neighbors
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bellefontaine Neighbors’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofbn.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 255 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (10,447).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Bellefontaine Neighbors’ votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bellefontaine Neighbors alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are St. Louis County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat60.8%305,635 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican37.4%187,982 votesOthers: 1.8% (9,121 votes).
Most votes in St. Louis County: Kamala D Harris
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Bellefontaine Neighbors lies in St. Louis County. Every 2024 race in St. Louis County is on the county’s page.
St. Louis 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 Bellefontaine Neighbors.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofbn.com ↗
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Bellefontaine Neighbors compares with the towns next door
Bellefontaine Neighbors’ own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $485 to $2,747 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Riverview | $485 | $1,387 |
| St. Louis | $2,747 | $2,033 |
| Moline Acres | estimate | $1,782 |
| Jennings | estimate | $1,369 |
| Bellefontaine Neighbors | estimate | $1,727 |
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 Bellefontaine Neighbors’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bellefontaine Neighbors’ government
How much does Bellefontaine Neighbors spend per resident?
About $733 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Bellefontaine Neighbors didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $7.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Bellefontaine Neighbors?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,727 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.73% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofbn.com.
Who runs Bellefontaine Neighbors’ government?
See cityofbn.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bellefontaine Neighbors yet.
How did Bellefontaine Neighbors vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bellefontaine Neighbors alone. St. Louis County, where 100% of Bellefontaine Neighbors lies, voted Harris 60.8%, Trump 37.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bellefontaine Neighbors?
41 full-time and 32 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $207,985 (about $2.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bellefontaine Neighbors in the state legislature?
State Senate District 13 (Angela Mosley) and State House District 66 (Marlene Terry). The House district also covers 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bellefontaine Neighbors’ 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 (for Bellefontaine Neighbors, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →