Garden, MI town hall & government
Garden spent $380,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $523 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
- Property taxes 47%
- From the state 35%
- Fees & charges 9%
- From other local governments 6%
- From the federal government 2%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Who works for Garden
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Garden didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Big Bay de Noc School District
Garden's K–12 school district, shared with Fairbanks, Garden, Inwood and Nahma. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal
- Local 67%
- State 17%
- Federal 15%
Of the $15,346 per pupil, $8,495 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 →
What homeowners in Garden pay
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Garden's government
Who represents Garden
Garden is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Jack Bergman. Gretchen Whitmer 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.