Town Hall · Belleville

Belleville, WI town hall & government

Belleville spent $8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,200 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
$8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,200
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$18.6 million
$7,398 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.7 million21%
Parks & libraries
$1.5 million18%
Water & other utilities
$1.2 million15%
Police
$829,00010%
Interest on debt
$743,0009%
Roads & transportation
$609,0008%
Administration & buildings
$523,0007%
Fire
$190,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$118,0001%
Health & welfare
$110,0001%
Other
$589,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 33%
  • Interest, fines & other 24%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • From the state 9%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Belleville

Full-time staff
11
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time10 part
Police
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part

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 School District

Belleville's K–12 school district, shared with Montrose, Exeter and Brooklyn. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,787
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
955
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal

  • Local 43%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $13,787 per pupil, $8,492 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Belleville pay

Typical tax bill
$5,332
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.73%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$308,500
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 websitebellevillewi.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Belleville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Belleville

Belleville is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan. Tony Evers 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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