Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0How is Garden City Township run?
Garden City Township’s city government spent $228,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $40 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Garden City Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Garden City Township is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Garden City Unified School District 457
Garden City Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Garden City, Pierceville Township, Pleasant Valley Township, Ivanhoe Township, Garfield Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,297 per pupil, $7,628 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.
Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal.
Holcomb Unified School District 363 · $14,383 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $40 per resident a year, or $0.11 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: fire, at 99%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Garden City Township 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 Township yet
Every year of Garden City Township’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 $3,007 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.34% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Garden City Township’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.
Tax bills are one input to Garden City Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Garden City Township →
Who’s in charge in Garden City Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Garden City Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on garden-city.org ↗.
Garden City Township’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Garden City Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Finney County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.5%7,166 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat31.8%3,425 votesOthers: 1.8% (191 votes).
Most votes in Finney County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Garden City Township lies in Finney County. Every 2024 race in Finney County is on the county’s page.
Finney 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 Township.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: garden-city.org ↗
- 2Kansas HouseState representatives
- 3Kansas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kansas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Garden City Township compares with the towns next door
Garden City Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,173 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Garden City | $1,173 | $2,846 |
| Pierceville Township | estimate | $3,575 |
| Sherlock Township | estimate | $3,214 |
| Ivanhoe Township | estimate | $3,119 |
| Pleasant Valley Township | estimate | — |
| Garden City Township | estimate | $3,007 |
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 Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Garden City Township’s government
How much does Garden City Township spend per resident?
About $40 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Garden City Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $228,000.
What is the property tax rate in Garden City Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,007 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.34% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see garden-city.org.
Who runs Garden City Township’s government?
See garden-city.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Garden City Township yet.
How did Garden City Township vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Garden City Township alone. Finney County, where 100% of Garden City Township lies, voted Trump 66.5%, Harris 31.8% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Garden City Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 39 (Bill Clifford) and State House District 122 (Lon Pishny). The House district also covers 43 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Garden City Township’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 Township, 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 →