Garden City spent more per resident in 2022 than 92% of similar cities
Garden City’s city government spent $63.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2024, about $2,782 per resident. Water and other utilities ($7 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Garden City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$2,406 per resident in 2022: more than 92% of them
Garden City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,406 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 47 New York cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,406, and the middle half spent $1,076–$1,854. Garden City spent more than 92% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($5.4 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
New York cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Garden City itself left out).
About $2,782 per resident a year, or $7.62 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 17%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 19% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Garden City reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $2,406 · 2023: $2,406 · 2024: $2,782.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
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.
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.
Garden City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on gardencityny.net ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 98 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 2024 finance file (22,891).
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.
Garden City Union Free School District
Garden City’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $29,308 per pupil, $19,640 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.
New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Garden City’s votes are counted by county
New York 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 Nassau County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.4%368,117 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat47.3%338,424 votesOthers: 1.3% (9,124 votes).
Most votes in Nassau County: Donald J Trump
New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
100% of Garden City lies in Nassau County. Every 2024 race in Nassau County is on the county’s page.
Nassau 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 & councilOfficials: gardencityny.net ↗
- 2New York AssemblyState representatives
- 3New York SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New York
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Garden City compares with the towns next door
Garden City spent $2,406 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $680 to $1,457. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| New Hyde Park | $680 | $10,000+ |
| Hempstead | $790 | $10,000+ |
| North Hempstead | $843 | $10,000+ |
| Stewart Manor | $1,026 | $10,000+ |
| Hempstead | $1,457 | $10,000+ |
| Garden City | $2,406 | $10,000+ |
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
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Garden City’s government
How much does Garden City spend per resident?
About $2,782 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,406 was more than 92% of 47 New York cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Garden City’s government?
See gardencityny.net for current officials. 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?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Garden City alone. Nassau County, where 100% of Garden City lies, voted Trump 51.4%, Harris 47.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Garden City?
234 full-time and 92 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2.2M (about $26.4M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Garden City in the state legislature?
Garden City is split among 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The New York Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Garden City’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; 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 →