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Public schools that outperform most of Florida.
Middleburg grades B overall and ranks 75th of 634 in Florida. That leaves it better than 62% of U.S. towns. Schools are its strong suit: its schools rank ahead of 79% of Florida towns. The trade-off is health: residents are less healthy than just over two thirds of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Walkability is weaker too. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns. It also trails on hazard risk — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 65% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. At about $325K, a typical home costs 4.1 years of the Jacksonville metro’s $80K median household income.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
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.
That grade comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $325K.
Its two schools are below. Enrollment at Middleburg’s public school: 581 students.
| 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.
Middleburg’s mean commuting time is 35 minutes. Just 4% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs in Middleburg grew by 180 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,491. The top destinations are Jacksonville (42%), Green Cove Springs (8%) and Lakeside (3%).
| Middleburg | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Middleburg: 38% of adults have high blood pressure. CDC measures, 31 in all: Middleburg beats Florida on 5 and trails on 5. In Middleburg, two in five adults sleep under 7 hours, and 17% smoke cigarettes.
| 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°.
The peak summer temperature for Middleburg comes to 92°F, near the Florida town median (91°F) and above the median of U.S. towns (85°F). The January low for Middleburg comes to 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
FEMA puts 61% of Middleburg’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to tornadoes. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1991: 230. Federal aid has come to Middleburg households in 7 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · 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.
In Middleburg, 87% of households live in a home they own. The rent at the middle of the market for Middleburg comes to $1,093 a month, against $1,647 a month in Florida’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. The typical Middleburg home is worth about $325,000, about the same as a year ago, 14% below the Florida typical home. Homes sold in Middleburg spent a median 63 days on the market.
| 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
The concentration of trails in Middleburg is 0.2 miles per square mile. Across 7 parks and preserves: 3.0 miles of trail. Also worth knowing: 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.
