How is Garden City run?
Garden City’s city government spent $977,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,931 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Garden City didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Garden City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,931 per resident a year, or $5.29 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 36%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Garden City didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Garden City yet
Every year of Garden City’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $286 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.26% of the home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Garden City’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.
Tax bills are one input to Garden City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Garden City →
Who’s in charge in Garden City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 169 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (506).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Cullman County School District
Garden City’s K–12 school district, shared with Baileyton, Berlin, Colony, Dodge City, Fairview and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,494 per pupil, $7,054 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.
Alabama districts overall: 31% local, 53% state, 16% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Garden City’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Garden City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cullman County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican89.7%38,704 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat9.4%4,039 votesOthers: 0.9% (403 votes).
Most votes in Cullman County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Garden City lies in Cullman County; the rest in Blount County. Every 2024 race in Cullman County is on the county’s page.
Cullman County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Garden City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Alabama HouseState representatives
- 3Alabama SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alabama
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Garden City compares with the towns next door
Garden City’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Hanceville | estimate | $352 |
| Garden City | estimate | $286 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Garden City’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Garden City’s government
How much does Garden City spend per resident?
About $1,931 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Garden City didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Garden City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $286 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.26% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Garden City’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Garden City yet.
How did Garden City vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Garden City alone. Cullman County, where 100% of Garden City lies, voted Trump 89.7%, Harris 9.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Garden City?
3 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $19,587 (about $235,044 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Garden City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 4 (Garlan Gudger) and State House District 12 (Cindy Myrex). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Garden City’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Garden City, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →