Garden, NY town hall & government
Garden spent $87.8 million in the year to May 31, 2024, about $3,835 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 61%
- Interest, fines & other 12%
- Utility sales 9%
- From the state 9%
- Fees & charges 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
- Sales taxes 1%
- From the federal government 1%
- From other local governments <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.
Garden City Union Free School District
Garden's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal
- Local 88%
- State 10%
- Federal 1%
Of the $29,308 per pupil, $19,640 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.
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.
Contact Garden's government
Who represents Garden
Garden is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Laura Gillen. Kathy Hochul 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.