How Bellmead is run
Bellmead spent $17.3 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,597 per resident.
What stands out about how Bellmead is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
Who runs Bellmead
From public records, which can lag behind an election. Tell us if a name is out of date.
The typical homeowner pays $1,710 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.10% 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 Bellmead’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 $1,597 per resident a year, or $4.38 a day
The biggest line: police, at 16% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
One full-time town employee for every 144 residents
On the payroll in March 2022.
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.
La Vega Independent School District
Bellmead’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,876 per pupil, $7,816 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.
Connally Independent School District · $15,304 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Bellmead’s budget compares
Bellmead ranks 2nd lowest of 3 for spending per resident. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacy-Lakeview | $934 | $851 | $2,187 |
| Bellmead | $1,597 | $873 | $1,710 |
| Waco | $3,787 | $12,382 | $3,537 |
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 Bellmead.
- 1Your cityMayor & council
- 2Texas HouseBellmead is split between 2 districts
- 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.
Reach Bellmead’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 Bellmead 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.