Belton, MO · Updated Oct 2026

What a Belton home costs each year

Property tax, water, trash and energy from public rates. Look up your address to make it yours, and see how to pay less.

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Example · a Belton house

$8,166a year · $681 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $203,200; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$3,161
1.556% of $203,200
Electricity and gas$2,472
1001 kWh a month $1,593 · 31 therms $717 · city utility franchise tax (7%, per the State Auditor's 2022 Belton report; the city charges other commercial utilities the same rate as its water and sewer funds) $162
Water and sewer$2,269
7,000 gallons a month on Belton PWS (City of Belton): water $85, sewer $104 a month
Trash$264
96-gallon cart, weekly trash and yard waste, monthly bulky pickup, $22 a month
Home insuranceNot included
We don't have a typical premium for this city yet. Add yours with Adjust.

A Belton house at the typical market value ($203,200) costs about $8,200 a year: $3,160 property tax and charges, $2,270 water and sewer, $260 trash, $2,470 electricity and gas; home insurance is not included (no typical premium yet). Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 31, 2026. Insurance: what you enter, or a typical premium until you do. Sources are listed at the bottom.

Ways to pay less

One change saves this house about $1,358 a year:

Bring water use down to 2 units
$1,358 a year
Above 2 units a month, Belton PWS (City of Belton) charges $16.17 a unit instead of $0.00.
How: Most of the top tier is outdoor watering: fix leaks and water less often in summer.

Who serves this house

Water: Belton PWS (City of Belton); Rates as of April 1, 2026, inside the city limits; every customer receives a minimum bill covering 0 to 1,500 gallons.
Property tax: 1.56% of value; 2026 tax year, Cass County
Garbage: GFL Environmental; GFL provides trash, yard waste and bulky item collection; one 96-gallon cart is included.
Sewer: City of Belton; Monthly minimum bill covers 0 to 1,500 gallons; volume or winter-average method.
Electricity: Evergy Missouri West; Residential Standard Tier Service.
Gas: Spire; Spire Missouri serves Belton.

Your water

Source: Our drinking water is supplied from another water system through a Consecutive Connection; the City of Belton purchases its drinking water from Kansas City Water.
Lead: 2022 - 2024 lead 90th percentile: 0 ppb, with 0 sites over the action level of 15 ppb.

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How these numbers are made

Property tax: Cass County 2026 levy schedule, Belton city and Belton School District 124 levies plus the county-wide levies and the Mt. Pleasant Special Road levy, rates per $100 of assessed value, applied to 19% of the Census median market value (levy times 0.19). The city's own 2025 rate page lists the same Mt. Pleasant levy in its total; a few Belton addresses may be in other districts.
Water: April 1, 2026 rates: $16.14 minimum plus $5.80 debt service for the first 1,500 gallons, then $1.2092 per 100 gallons, stored per 1,000 gallons. No sourced typical household use was found; the page default is used.
Sewer: the volume method ($14.80 minimum for 1,500 gallons, then $1.7026 per 100 gallons); a winter-average method is also offered. Trash: $22.01 a month for one 96-gallon cart.
Electric: Evergy Missouri West Standard Tier rate effective July 1, 2026 with summer and winter blocks weighted 4 and 8 months, plus the Rider FAC of $0.00876 per kWh and the DSIM rider of $0.00080 per kWh (approved effective Aug 1, 2026). A small part of western Belton is served by Evergy Missouri Metro. Other Evergy riders could not be read because the Evergy tariff site blocks automated access.
Gas: Spire West $22 customer charge; delivery charge averaged winter/summer plus the $0.67976 PGA, converted from ccf to therms.
Utility tax: the State Auditor's 2022 report says Belton charges other commercial utilities the same 7 percent franchise tax as its water and sewer funds; applied as 7% on the electric and gas totals. It was reported for the year ended March 2021, so the current ordinance was not read (Municode blocks automated access).
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Belton compares

A typical Belton house against the 43 Missouri cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Belton	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.56%	5.64%	lower than 35 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover
Water	$1,022	$680	higher than 33 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$1,247	$805	higher than 38 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover
Trash	$264	$261	higher than 17 of the other 31 Missouri cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$2,472	$2,357	higher than 31 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover
Total	$8,166	$8,070	higher than 22 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover

Cities bill differently (some put trash on the tax bill, some cover more services), so a higher number isn't necessarily worse. The property tax rate is compared instead of dollars because house values differ.

Questions to ask your candidates

Each one starts from a number above. Any candidate can answer them.

1. Property tax rate

The fact: Belton's property tax rate is 1.56%, lower than 35 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover. The rate adds up every agency on the bill, not only the city.

Ask: "Property tax in Belton is 1.56%, lower than 35 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover. What should that money pay for first, and would you change anything about how it is set?"

2. Water

The fact: Water here costs about $1,022 a year at typical use, higher than 33 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $1,022 a year at typical use, higher than 33 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

3. Sewer and utility-bill fees

The fact: Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here come to about $1,247 a year, higher than 38 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover. Some cities bill sewer on the property tax bill instead, which is not counted here.

Ask: "Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here cost about $1,247 a year, higher than 38 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

Common questions about Belton house costs

What is the property tax rate in Belton?

About 1.56% of the value before exemptions a year (2026 tax year, Cass County), plus flat charges on the same bill.

How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Belton?

About $7,778 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Belton?

About $189 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on Belton PWS (City of Belton).

How much does trash pickup cost in Belton?

$22 a month for a house.

How much does a house in Belton cost to run each year?

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