THE GARDEN VALLEY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Blufflands and Coulees setting.
Garden Valley town has 36.1 square miles of land in Jackson County. Its Census reference point is in Blufflands and Coulees, within Driftless Area.
Deeply cut valleys divide a bedrock plateau with windblown soil on many uplands. Glaciers had less influence here than in neighboring regions, leaving a distinctly hilly landscape.
Regional context: Driftless Area ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Garden Valley and Jackson County
Garden Valley is associated with Jackson County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Garden Valley by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Garden Valley, or 0% of its total area. It is 1.3 percentage points lower than the 1.3% recorded for Jackson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Garden Valley town has 36 times the land area of nearby Alma Center village (1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

