Belgrade City Hall and Jail · Photo: Robstutz · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Belgrade run?
Belgrade’s city government spent $8.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $778 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($1.3 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Belgrade is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $778 per resident a year, or $2.13 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 31%.
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$778 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Belgrade’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($778 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 65 Montana cities that don’t run their own schools: the median was $895, and the middle half spent $546–$1,068. Belgrade spent less than 62% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.2 million), 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 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Belgrade itself left out).
No trend yet
Belgrade reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2023, 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, up from 73 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $3,681 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.69% 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 Belgrade’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.
Tax bills are one input to Belgrade’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Belgrade →
Who’s in charge in Belgrade
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 112 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (10,390).
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.
Belgrade Elementary School District
Belgrade’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,915 per pupil, $6,538 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.
Belgrade High School District · $12,266 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Belgrade’s votes are counted by county
Montana reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Belgrade alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Gallatin County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat50.0%34,938 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican46.8%32,695 votesOthers: 3.2% (2,264 votes).
Most votes in Gallatin County: Kamala D Harris
Montana: Trump 58.4%, Harris 38.5%
100% of Belgrade lies in Gallatin County. Every 2024 race in Gallatin County is on the county’s page.
Gallatin 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 Belgrade.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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.
Reach Belgrade’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Belgrade’s government
How much does Belgrade spend per resident?
About $778 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 $778 was less than 62% of 65 Montana cities that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Belgrade?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,681 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.69% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Montana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Belgrade’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Belgrade yet.
How did Belgrade vote in 2024?
Montana counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Belgrade alone. Gallatin County, where 100% of Belgrade lies, voted Harris 50.0%, Trump 46.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Belgrade?
93 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $620,425 (about $7.4M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Belgrade in the state legislature?
State Senate District 34 (Shelley Vance) and State House District 67 (Jedediah Hinkle). 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 →