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Public schools that outperform most of Florida.
Middleburg gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $325K, 4.1 years of the Jacksonville metro’s $80K median household income. It grades B overall, 75th of 634 graded towns in Florida. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 65% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 79% of Florida towns. Middleburg’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, against 27 minutes in Florida’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Middleburg has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Clark-Chalker House and Middleburg Historic District. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns.
Where Middleburg beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Middleburg Elementary School | PK–6 | 581 |
| Lighthouse Christian School Middleburg | 1–12 | 27 |
Clark-Chalker HouseWhere Middleburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Middleburg is from typical.
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Census counts: 6,223 in 1990, 12,881 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1918 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Middleburg is unincorporated, so Clay County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Middleburg.
Middleburg pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns.
Its A− for schools comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $325K.
Its public schools are run by the Clay school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleburg Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 581 | A− |
| Lighthouse Christian School Middleburg PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 1–12 | Grades 1–12 | 27 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Middleburg has 1,491 jobs for its 5,783 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 35.1 minutes, against 28 across Florida.
Most working residents leave Middleburg for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Middleburg grew to 1,491 in 2023, 180 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Jacksonville (42%), Green Cove Springs (8%) and Lakeside (3%).
| Middleburg | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Middleburg beats the Florida average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 19% of Middleburg adults report frequent mental distress.
| Middleburg | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 23% |
| What stands out | Middleburg | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.8% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.2% | 16.8% |
| More smokers | 16.7% | 12.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Glen St Mary 1 W weather station, 23 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 272 days, longer than in 95% of U.S. towns. January nights average 43.1°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 84% of Florida places with climate records; July afternoons average 92.1°.
Middleburg has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Middleburg’s January low is 43°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Middleburg | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 43°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Since 1991, 230 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Middleburg.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes are within reach (about $325K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 23 miles.
87% of households own their home in Middleburg. The typical Middleburg home is worth about $325,000, about the same as a year ago, 14% below the Florida typical home. The median rent in Middleburg is $1,093 a month.
| Middleburg | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,093 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3.0 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Satsuma Tract, at 417 acres.
| Middleburg | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.6% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Satsuma Tract | 0.8 mi | 417 |
| 2. Belmore State Forest | — | 417 |
| 3. Omega Park | 0.1 mi | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Middleburg; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Middleburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
7 places in Middleburg on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Middleburg is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) within Clay County in the U.S. state of Florida, located 26 miles (42 km) southwest of downtown Jacksonville and 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Green Cove Springs, the county seat of Clay County. As of the 2020 census, the population of Middleburg was 12,881, down from 13,008 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to Middleburg High School and to the Middleburg Historic District.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Middleburg grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #75 of 634 in Florida. It grades C for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
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−.
2 notable people were born here, including Roy Geiger and Richard Owens.
