Bearcreek Bank · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Bearcreek spent less per resident in 2022 than 67% of similar cities
Bearcreek’s town government spent $52,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $605 per resident. Water and other utilities ($21,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Bearcreek is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$605 per resident in 2022: less than 67% of them
Bearcreek’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($605 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 51 Montana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $810, and the middle half spent $431–$1,030. Bearcreek spent less than 67% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($29,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Montana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bearcreek itself left out).
About $605 per resident a year, or $1.66 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 56%.
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No trend yet
Bearcreek reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,306 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.64% of the home’s value, vs 0.72% across Montana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bearcreek’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 Bearcreek’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bearcreek →
Who’s in charge in Bearcreek
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Belfry K-12 Schools
Bearcreek’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $33,702 per pupil, $20,684 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.
Montana districts overall: 44% local, 39% state, 17% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Bearcreek’s votes are counted by county
Montana reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bearcreek alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Carbon County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.7%4,719 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat32.2%2,353 votesOthers: 3.1% (225 votes).
Most votes in Carbon County: Donald J Trump
Montana: Trump 58.4%, Harris 38.5%
100% of Bearcreek lies in Carbon County. Every 2024 race in Carbon County is on the county’s page.
Carbon 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 Bearcreek.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Montana HouseState representatives
- 3Montana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Montana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Bearcreek’s government
How much does Bearcreek spend per resident?
About $605 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $605 was less than 67% of 51 Montana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Bearcreek?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,306 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.64% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Montana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Bearcreek’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bearcreek yet.
How did Bearcreek vote in 2024?
Montana counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bearcreek alone. Carbon County, where 100% of Bearcreek lies, voted Trump 64.7%, Harris 32.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bearcreek?
0 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,313 (about $27,756 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bearcreek in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Forrest Mandeville) and State House District 55 (Brad Barker). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →