Wynn-Price House · Photo: Walthallcharles · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Garland run?
Garland’s town government spent $264,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,347 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Garland didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Garland is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Lafayette County School District
Garland’s K–12 school district, shared with Buckner, Lewisville, Stamps. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,256 per pupil, $9,065 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.
Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,347 per resident a year, or $3.69 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 78%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Garland didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Garland yet
Every year of Garland’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. 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 $199 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.51% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
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.
Tax bills are one input to Garland’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Garland →
Who’s in charge in Garland
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Garland’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Garland alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Miller County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.9%11,842 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.8%3,769 votesOthers: 1.2% (192 votes).
Most votes in Miller County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Garland lies in Miller County. Every 2024 race in Miller County is on the county’s page.
Miller 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 Garland.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Arkansas HouseState representatives
- 3Arkansas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Arkansas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Garland’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Garland’s government
How much does Garland spend per resident?
About $1,347 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Garland didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $264,000.
What is the property tax rate in Garland?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $199 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.51% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Garland’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Garland yet.
How did Garland vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Garland alone. Miller County, where 100% of Garland lies, voted Trump 74.9%, Harris 23.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Garland?
0 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,446 (about $89,352 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Garland in the state legislature?
State Senate District 4 (Jimmy Hickey) and State House District 99 (Lane Jean). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Garland’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 Garland, 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 →