How Belvidere is run
Belvidere spent $29 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,172 per resident.
What stands out about how Belvidere is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
Who runs Belvidere
From public records, which can lag behind an election. Tell us if a name is out of date.
The typical homeowner pays $3,466 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.18% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Belvidere’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.
About $1,172 per resident a year, or $3.21 a day
The biggest line: police, at 26% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
Belvidere’s K–12 school district, shared with Caledonia, Spring, Belvidere, Bonus, Caledonia and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,291 per pupil, $12,176 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.
Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
One full-time town employee for every 206 residents
On the payroll in March 2025.
By department full-time, plus part-time
Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Belvidere’s budget compares
Town budgets across the town line. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belvidere | $1,172 | $1,459 | $3,466 |
| Cherry Valley | $2,687 | $3,071 | $5,640 |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Belvidere.
- 1Your cityMayor & council
- 2Illinois HouseBelvidere is split between 3 districts
- 3Illinois SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Belvidere’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Belvidere is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Officials: Open States and Wikidata. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.