Garden, CO town hall & government
Garden spent $1.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $6,925 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Garden's government.
Where Garden's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 87%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
- Property taxes 2%
- From the state 2%
- From other local governments 1%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Garden
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Greeley School District 6
Garden's K–12 school district, shared with Evans and Greeley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal
- Local 45%
- State 44%
- Federal 11%
Of the $14,735 per pupil, $7,325 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.
Which schools Garden kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Garden's government
Who represents Garden
Garden is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Gabe Evans. Jared Polis is governor.
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.