Town Hall · Belleville

Belleville, IL town hall & government

Belleville spent $84.4 million in the year to April 30, 2024, about $2,045 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Belleville's government.

Town budget

Where Belleville's money goes

Spent
$84.4 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,045
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$41.4 million
$1,003 per resident
Roads & transportation
$14.3 million17%
Police
$12.4 million15%
Sewer & trash
$11.1 million13%
Fire
$11 million13%
Administration & buildings
$5.2 million6%
Interest on debt
$4 million5%
Parks & libraries
$3.9 million5%
Health & welfare
$1.5 million2%
Housing & development
$49,000<1%
Other
$20.9 million25%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 35%
  • Property taxes 30%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Belleville

Full-time staff
308
49 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
71
and 65 full-time firefighters
Police
96 full-time2 part
Fire
65 full-time
Parks & libraries
30 full-time29 part
Sewer & trash
44 full-time
Administration & buildings
24 full-time16 part
Roads & transportation
19 full-time
Housing & development
12 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Health & welfare
2 full-time
Other
14 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Belleville Township High School District 201

Belleville's high school district, shared with Cahokia Heights, Canteen, Centreville, East St. Louis, East St. Louis and Millstadt. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,728
Illinois: $21,567
Students
4,753
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$50.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal

  • Local 43%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $20,728 per pupil, $11,548 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Belleville: Belleville School District 118 ($20,741 per pupil) · Belle Valley School District 119 ($16,858 per pupil) · Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 ($14,432 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Belleville pay

Typical tax bill
$3,110
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.20%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$141,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Belleville's government

🏛️ Official websitebelleville.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Belleville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Belleville

Belleville is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Nikki Budzinski and Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Belleville's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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