Garden City’s peak summer temperature is 95°F, near the Texas town median (95°F) and above the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Garden City’s density of trails is 2.2 miles per square mile, where Texas’ towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Howard House and Glasscock County Courthouse and Jail is on the National Register of Historic Places. Garden City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Glasscock County Courthouse and Jail · National Register of Historic Places

Garden City’s story

140 years in pictures

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

1886Garden City is settled

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Small town

109 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Forsan · 18 mi

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Garden City.

Who lives here

Fewer adults under 35 in Garden City than across Texas

52.9median age · TX overall 35.6

Here, 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 34% in Texas as a whole.

Garden CityTexasUnited States

TXU.S.

Ages · share of residents

32%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma0%

High school32%

Some college25%

Associate’s14%

Bachelor’s23%

Graduate6%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 0% and 92% women

The Census survey reached too few of Garden City’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±45.9 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Garden City
	Garden City	TX	U.S.
Under 10	8.3%	13.3%	11.6%
10 to 17	0%	11.7%	10.3%
18 to 24	0%	9.7%	9.1%
25 to 34	0%	14.5%	13.7%
35 to 44	32.1%	14.1%	13.2%
45 to 54	10.1%	12.3%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.8%	11.1%	12.7%
65 to 74	17.4%	8.2%	10.2%
75 and older	19.3%	5.2%	7%
No diploma	0%	14%	10.4%
High school	32%	24.3%	26%
Some college	25%	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s	14%	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	23%	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate	6%	12.3%	14.1%

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Ages52.9 median age · 37% are 65 or older Schooling29% have a four-year degree Homes65% own their home · Homeowners

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points

Schools

The schools Garden City’s kids attend

Glasscock County ISD runs its public schools. Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Garden City teach 293 students between them.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Garden City ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5	Grades PK–5	136	A⁺
Garden City H SLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12	Grades 6–12	157	A

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The districtsGLASSCOCK COUNTY ISD Every school2 schools · Garden City H S Questions“Are Garden City’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Work & commute

Garden City has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

4%work in town

Commuting out is the norm in Garden City: 4% of working residents work locally. Jobs based in Garden City grew to 86 in 2023, 25 more than in 2013. Half commute less than 36 miles. The top destinations are Midland (12%), Big Spring (7%) and San Angelo (6%).

Where working residents work

In Garden City4%

Midland12%

Big Spring7%

San Angelo6%

Odessa5%

36 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Garden City

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here86 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work4% work in Garden City Commute timesCommute times How far they goHalf commute less than 36 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Expect four seasons and hot summers in Garden City

95°summer high

Its January low is recorded as 31°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter33–60°

Spring51–79°

Summer69–94°

Fall51–77°

Nov 5

typical first frost

Apr 2

typical last frost

+1.2°

vs. the 20th-century average

95°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 95°, January lows 31°Rain & snow17″ of rain a year · Rain a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.2° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: low risk in Garden City, mostly drought

34risk score of 100

FEMA puts nearly two thirds of Garden City’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 13% to inland flooding. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities.

FEMA risk score

DroughtInland floodingHail

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters9 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready75 events a year, on average · Ready for drought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Garden City is

Garden City: 18% of adults binge drink. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Garden City is ahead of Texas on 10 and behind on 1. 12% of adults in Garden City report frequent physical distress; 15% report frequent mental distress.

	Garden City	Typical Texas town	Typical U.S. town
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	9.8%	14%	14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	12%	15%	14%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	15%	18%	17%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)	18%	18%	8.1%