How is Baldwin run?
Baldwin’s town government spent $1.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,165 per resident.
What stands out about how Baldwin is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,165 per resident a year, or $3.19 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 51%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,165 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Baldwin’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,165 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 122 Florida cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,101, and the middle half spent $538–$1,752. Baldwin spent more than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($881,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Florida cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Baldwin itself left out).
No trend yet
Baldwin reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,226 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.68% of the home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Baldwin’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Baldwin’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Baldwin →
Who’s in charge in Baldwin
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Baldwin’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on baldwinfl.govoffice2.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 186 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 (1,486).
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.
Duval County School District
Baldwin’s K–12 school district, shared with Atlantic Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Jacksonville, Neptune Beach. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,290 per pupil, $7,256 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.
Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Baldwin’s votes are counted by county
Florida reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Baldwin alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Duval County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican49.9%236,285 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat48.5%229,365 votesOthers: 1.6% (7,683 votes).
Most votes in Duval County: Donald J Trump
Florida: Trump 56.1%, Harris 43.0%
100% of Baldwin lies in Duval County. Every 2024 race in Duval County is on the county’s page.
Duval 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 Baldwin.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: baldwinfl.govoffice2.com ↗
- 2Florida HouseState representatives
- 3Florida SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Florida
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Baldwin’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Baldwin’s government
How much does Baldwin spend per resident?
About $1,165 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,165 was more than 53% of 122 Florida cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Baldwin?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,226 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.68% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see baldwinfl.govoffice2.com.
Who runs Baldwin’s government?
See baldwinfl.govoffice2.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Baldwin yet.
How did Baldwin vote in 2024?
Florida counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Baldwin alone. Duval County, where 100% of Baldwin lies, voted Trump 49.9%, Harris 48.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Baldwin?
8 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $35,911 (about $430,932 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Baldwin in the state legislature?
State Senate District 4 (Clay Yarborough) and State House District 15 (Dean Black). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Baldwin’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 →