Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0Garden City spent more per resident in 2022 than 97% of similar cities
Garden City’s city government spent $2.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $4,569 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Garden City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$4,569 per resident in 2022: more than 97% of them
Garden City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($4,569 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 139 Utah cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $534, and the middle half spent $326–$942. Garden City spent more than 97% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Utah cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Garden City itself left out).
About $4,569 per resident a year, or $12.52 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 40%.
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No trend yet
Garden City reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Garden City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 44 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (617).
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.
Rich School District
Garden City’s K–12 school district, shared with Laketown, Randolph, Woodruff. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $21,780 per pupil, $12,829 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.
Utah districts overall: 42% local, 51% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Garden City’s votes are counted by county
Utah 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 Rich County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican83.7%1,211 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat14.8%214 votesOthers: 1.5% (22 votes).
Most votes in Rich County: Donald J Trump
Utah: Trump 59.4%, Harris 37.8%
100% of Garden City lies in Rich County. Every 2024 race in Rich County is on the county’s page.
Rich 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 & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Utah HouseState representatives
- 3Utah SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Utah
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Garden City compares with the towns next door
Garden City spent $4,569 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Garden City | $4,569 | — |
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).
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Questions about Garden City’s government
How much does Garden City spend per resident?
About $4,569 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $4,569 was more than 97% of 139 Utah cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Garden City’s government?
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?
Utah counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Garden City alone. Rich County, where 100% of Garden City lies, voted Trump 83.7%, Harris 14.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Garden City?
14 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $101,011 (about $1.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Garden City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Chris Wilson) and State House District 4 (Tiara Auxier). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →