How is Mont Belvieu run?
Mont Belvieu’s city government spent $4.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $655 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mont Belvieu didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Mont Belvieu is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $655 per resident a year, or $1.79 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 28%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Mont Belvieu 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 Mont Belvieu yet
Every year of Mont Belvieu’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 $4,913 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.20% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Mont Belvieu’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 Mont Belvieu’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mont Belvieu →
Who’s in charge in Mont Belvieu
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 45 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (7,137).
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.
Barbers Hill Independent School District
Mont Belvieu’s K–12 school district, shared with Cove, Old River-Winfree, Beach City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,489 per pupil, $8,976 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.
Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.
Dayton Independent School District · $11,087 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Mont Belvieu’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mont Belvieu alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Chambers County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.4%20,557 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.8%4,187 votesOthers: 0.9% (214 votes).
Most votes in Chambers County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Mont Belvieu lies in Chambers County; the rest in Liberty County. Every 2024 race in Chambers County is on the county’s page.
Chambers 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 Mont Belvieu.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseMont Belvieu is split between 2 districts
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Mont Belvieu compares with the towns next door
Mont Belvieu’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,833 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Baytown | $1,833 | $3,175 |
| Mont Belvieu | estimate | $4,913 |
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 Mont Belvieu’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Mont Belvieu’s government
How much does Mont Belvieu spend per resident?
About $655 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Mont Belvieu didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $6 million.
What is the property tax rate in Mont Belvieu?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,913 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.20% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Mont Belvieu’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mont Belvieu yet.
How did Mont Belvieu vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mont Belvieu alone. Chambers County, where 100% of Mont Belvieu lies, voted Trump 82.4%, Harris 16.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mont Belvieu?
159 full-time and 68 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $894,498 (about $10.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mont Belvieu in the state legislature?
Mont Belvieu is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Texas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mont Belvieu’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 Mont Belvieu, 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 →