Town Hall · Garland

How Garland is run

Garland spent $981,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,600 per resident.

Photo: Gerry Dincher from Hope Mills, NC

City budget

$981,000

spent, year to June 30, 2022

Per resident

$1,600

Below typical North Carolina cities ($1,776)

Long-term debt

$165,000

$269 per resident

City staff

full-time

Typical tax bill

$1,328

a year · NC $1,896

What stands out about how Garland is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

Light on debt$269 of debt per resident, vs $566 typical.Lower tax billsThe typical homeowner pays $1,328 a year in property tax, vs $1,896 across North Carolina.Runs its own water & sewer37% of spending goes to water, sewer and trash, paid largely by users’ fees.A shared school districtShares Sampson County Schools with 6+ other towns.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $1,600 per resident a year, or $4.38 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 27% of spending.

GARLANDYour share · per resident · year to June 30, 2022

Sewer & trash$266,000 · 27%$434

Administration & buildings$225,000 · 23%$367

Roads & transportation$147,000 · 15%$240

Water & other utilities$101,000 · 10%$165

Police$20,000 · 2%$33

Parks & libraries$17,000 · 2%$28

Interest on debt$7,000 · 1%$11

Other$198,000 · 20%$323

Total per resident$1,600

Whole budget $981,000 · 613 residents
Thank you for being a neighbor

Where the money comes from

From the state 30%Utility sales 24%Sales taxes 17%Property taxes 15%Fees & charges 10%Interest, fines & other 4%Other taxes & licenses 1%

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,328 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.07% of the home’s value, vs 0.66% across North Carolina.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

North Carolina$1,896

Garland$1,328

$1,328

typical bill a year

1.07%

effective rate

$123,900

typical home value (Census)

Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Garland’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Sampson County Schools

Garland’s K–12 school district, shared with Autryville, Newton Grove, Roseboro, Salemburg, Turkey and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Garland →

$12,792

per pupil · NC $13,045

8,086

students

$66.4 million

long-term debt

Of the $12,792 per pupil, $7,844 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from

Local 14%State 60%Federal 26%

North Carolina districts overall: 26% local, 57% state, 17% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Garland

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Garland yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Garland

One full-time town employee for every 68 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings8

Roads & transportation1

full-time

part-time

$15,100

average full-time pay, before benefits

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Garland

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Garland.

Politics & elections →

1
Your cityMayor & council

Local officials aren’t on record yet.
2
North Carolina HouseState representatives

William Brisson
3
North Carolina SenateState senator

Brent Jackson
4
GovernorStatewide

Josh Stein
5
U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress

Gregory F. Murphy
6
U.S. SenateBoth represent all of North Carolina

Thom Tillis Ted Budd

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Garland’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.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Garland is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →

Weigh in

Does Garland get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

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. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.