Baldwin1926, 1926
Baldwin’s story
169 years in pictures
Census counts: 240 in 1880, 1,396 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1926 and 3 maps from 1917 on.
- 1857Baldwin is settled
BaldwinFL
Population
1,394
2025 Census estimate · −1.1% since 2020
Typical home
$209K
+3% in a year
Household income
$48K
median
Median age
41.3
years
Jobs based here
324
A commuter town
Is Baldwin a good place to live?
The best of Baldwin’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and walkability; the weakest is a C for incomes. Baldwin’s median rent is $545 a month, below both the Florida town median ($1,647 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Only 7 of Florida’s 774 towns score higher on cost of living. Baldwin has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Baldwin stand out
Where Baldwin beats most towns.
Typical home value
Baldwin$209K
Florida$375K
Cost of livingA
2.6 years of income buys a home
More affordable than 93% of U.S. towns
Zillow Home Value Index; area median household income, Census ACS.
WalkabilityA
More walkable than 92% of U.S. towns
7.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transit
EPA National Walkability Index; Census ACS.
0historic places
History
Settled in 1857
A long history
A history going back 169 years.
Small town
1,394 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
How Baldwin grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Baldwin is from typical.
Cost of livingAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 11.1 of 20; 10.3% of households have no carAOpen →Jobs & income$48K median household incomeCOpen →HealthEd Fraser Memorial Hospital 8.2 miles awayCOpen →SchoolsC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 43% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksB−Open →HistoryCOpen →Civic life4.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 41.3; 18% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 55 attractions →EverBank Field and 26 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Baldwin. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaEverBank Field
20 mi Stadium & arenaVyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
29 mi National MemorialFort Caroline National Memorial369K visitors a year
20 mi MuseumUSS Orleck
31 mi MuseumOkefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
21 mi TheatreDaily's PlaceSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
EverBank Field: AndrewAvitus, CC BY 3.0 · VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena: Nichos (talk), Public domain · Fort Caroline National Memorial: NPS Photo, Public domain · USS Orleck: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge: US Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain · Daily's Place: Itsbydesign, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Baldwin: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Baldwin, and how to reach them.
PowerJEA13.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBaldwin Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Baldwin’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Florida you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDuval Supervisor of ElectionsThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2024
ZIP code3223432234 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Baldwin.
HousingCost of living grade A
Baldwin’s typical home value is about $209K
The typical Baldwin home is worth about $209,000, up 3% in a year, 44% below the Florida typical home. 58% of households own their home in Baldwin, below both Florida’s towns (72%) and U.S. towns (73%).
$209KZillow home value
Typical home value
Baldwin$209K
Florida$375K
+3%
value change, 1 year
4
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
SchoolsC+
Baldwin’s public schools trail 63% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Duval school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Baldwin Middle-Senior High School, with 1,462 students.
37%of FL districts it outscoresC+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mamie Agnes Jones Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 399 | B |
| Baldwin Middle-Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 1,462 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
About two in three of Baldwin’s working residents commute to Jacksonville
Most working residents leave Baldwin for work: only 1% work in town. 16% of Baldwin residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Baldwin has lost 282 jobs, to 324 in 2023.
1%work in town
| Baldwin | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Baldwin1%
Jacksonville67%
Lakeside2%
Macclenny1%
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace1%
22 mi
median commute distance
324
jobs based in Baldwin
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
A
Walkability grade: more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
On CDC estimates, Baldwin is less healthy than 70% of U.S. towns
Baldwin beats the Florida average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 42% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Baldwin.
30%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Baldwin | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 23% |
31 measures vs. Florida
1 better22 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Baldwin | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 12.2% | 15.9% |
| More smokers | 15.8% | 12.4% |
Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital
8.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Baldwin has mild winters and hot summers
Baldwin has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Baldwin is 92°F.
92°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter44–68°
Spring56–81°
Summer71–91°
Fall60–81°
Dec 3
typical first frost
Feb 28
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Moderate risk in Baldwin, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Baldwin since 2017.
43risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesCold waves
1
paid flood claims since 2017
11
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Baldwin
17pages on Baldwin
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Baldwin
About 4 of every 100 Baldwin residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Baldwin for work
Where Baldwin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
324jobs based in Baldwin
1%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Baldwin
Town in the state of Florida, United States
Baldwin is a town in Duval County, Florida, United States. When the majority of communities in Duval County were consolidated with the city of Jacksonville in 1968, Baldwin, along with Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach, remained partly independent. Like the other towns, it maintains its own municipal government, but its residents vote in the Jacksonville mayoral election and vote for the Jacksonville City Council. Unlike the others however, Baldwin no longer operates its own police force. Instead, since 2006 it engages with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office for providing local law enforcement services. The population was 1,396 at the 2020 census, down from 1,425 at the 20…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 85 ft
- Area code
- 904
Questions about Baldwin
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Baldwin, FL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.