Photo: Rklawton · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Garden run?
Garden’s village government spent $232,000 on day-to-day services in the year to February 28, 2022, about $1,105 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Garden didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Garden is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,105 per resident a year, or $3.03 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 47%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Garden 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 yet
Every year of Garden’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village 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 $957 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.11% of the home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Garden’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’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Garden →
Who’s in charge in Garden
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Garden’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on xn----8sbemcnjfevgag8bbarp3n1a.com.ua ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 210 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 (210).
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.
Big Bay de Noc School District
Garden’s K–12 school district, shared with Fairbanks Township, Garden Township, Inwood Township, Nahma Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,346 per pupil, $8,495 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.
Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Garden’s votes are counted by county
Michigan reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Garden alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Delta County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.5%14,109 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat34.1%7,462 votesOthers: 1.4% (303 votes).
Most votes in Delta County: Donald J Trump
Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%
100% of Garden lies in Delta County. Every 2024 race in Delta County is on the county’s page.
Delta 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.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: xn----8sbemcnjfevgag8bbarp3n1a.com.ua ↗
- 2Michigan HouseState representatives
- 3Michigan SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Michigan
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Garden’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Garden’s government
How much does Garden spend per resident?
About $1,105 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to February 28, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Garden didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $238,000.
What is the property tax rate in Garden?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $957 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.11% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see xn----8sbemcnjfevgag8bbarp3n1a.com.ua.
Who runs Garden’s government?
See xn----8sbemcnjfevgag8bbarp3n1a.com.ua for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Garden yet.
How did Garden vote in 2024?
Michigan counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Garden alone. Delta County, where 100% of Garden lies, voted Trump 64.5%, Harris 34.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Garden?
1 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $18,660 (about $223,920 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Garden in the state legislature?
State Senate District 38 (Ed McBroom) and State House District 108 (Dave Prestin). The House district also covers 63 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Garden’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, 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 →