Photo: Photo shot by Derek Jensen (Tysto) · Public domainHow is Bellefontaine run?
Bellefontaine’s city government spent $16 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,217 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bellefontaine didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Bellefontaine is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,217 per resident a year, or $3.33 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 21%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Bellefontaine didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Bellefontaine yet
Every year of Bellefontaine’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. 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 $1,711 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.95% of the home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bellefontaine’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 Bellefontaine’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bellefontaine →
Who’s in charge in Bellefontaine
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bellefontaine’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ci.bellefontaine.oh.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 111 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (13,150).
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 City School District
Bellefontaine’s K–12 school district, shared with Lake Township, Liberty Township, Harrison Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,078 per pupil, $8,335 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.
Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal.
Benjamin Logan Local School District · $13,274 per pupil
Indian Lake Local School District · $15,145 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Bellefontaine’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bellefontaine alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Logan County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.7%18,182 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.5%5,027 votesOthers: 0.8% (194 votes).
Most votes in Logan County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Bellefontaine lies in Logan County. Every 2024 race in Logan County is on the county’s page.
Logan 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.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ci.bellefontaine.oh.us ↗
- 2Ohio HouseState representatives
- 3Ohio SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Bellefontaine’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bellefontaine’s government
How much does Bellefontaine spend per resident?
About $1,217 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Bellefontaine didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $20.3 million.
What is the property tax rate in Bellefontaine?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,711 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.95% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ci.bellefontaine.oh.us.
Who runs Bellefontaine’s government?
See ci.bellefontaine.oh.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bellefontaine yet.
How did Bellefontaine vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bellefontaine alone. Logan County, where 100% of Bellefontaine lies, voted Trump 77.7%, Harris 21.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bellefontaine?
119 full-time and 45 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $822,690 (about $9.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Bellefontaine in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Susan Manchester) and State House District 85 (Tim Barhorst). The House district also covers 57 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bellefontaine’s government
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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 (for Bellefontaine, 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 →