Garden is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Garden, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
Bachelor’s degree or more: 22 of every 100 adults in Garden
72 in 100 households own their home, against 73 across MI. In all, about 187 people live in Garden (2025 Census estimate). Across MI, 14 in 100 workers work from home; here, 3.
Median age 47 (MI 40.2).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.7 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.8% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 73 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Garden says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Garden
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Garden’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Garden or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Garden in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.