Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Baldwyn gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $155K, 2.5 years of the Tupelo area’s $63K median household income. It grades C− overall, 48th among Mississippi's 99 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 96% of the country, and the median household income is $44K, and 22% of residents live below the poverty line. On hazard risk, just 10 of Mississippi’s 187 towns do better. Baldwyn's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 100% of U.S. towns. Baldwyn has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site and Baldwyn Historic District.
Where Baldwyn beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Baldwyn | MS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 15.2% | 11.2% |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Baldwyn is from typical.
Its grades run from A for cost of living (better than 93% of comparable towns) to D− for health (better than 4%), so the C− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 133 in 1870, 3,071 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 2 maps from 1921 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Baldwyn. Close and well known come first.
6 mi ParkwayNatchez Trace Parkway8.0M visitors a year
17 mi MuseumElvis Presley Birthplace
29 mi National Military ParkShiloh National Military Park347K visitors a year
5 mi National park siteBrices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site2K visitors a year
18 mi National BattlefieldTupelo National Battlefield686 visitors a year
17 mi MuseumTupelo Automobile MuseumNatchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Elvis Presley Birthplace: Markuskun at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Shiloh National Military Park: Ernest Mettendorf, Public domain · Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site: Wilson44691, Public domain · Tupelo National Battlefield: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tupelo Automobile Museum: James Case from Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Baldwyn, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Baldwyn.
Baldwyn trades workers with Tupelo and other neighbors and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of Mississippi; it also has little public open land.
51% of Baldwyn adults have high blood pressure, against 45% in Mississippi’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 19% of adults have diabetes in Baldwyn. Baldwyn beats the Mississippi average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
| Baldwyn | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 45% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 24% | 14% |
| What stands out | Baldwyn | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.6% | 13.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 15.2% | 11.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Baldwyn School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Baldwyn High School, with 460 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwyn ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 279 | B |
| Baldwyn High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 5–12 | Grades 5–12 | 460 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
July afternoons average 90.4°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 86% of Mississippi places with climate records; January nights average 31.5°.
Baldwyn has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. At 32°F, Baldwyn’s January low is below the Mississippi town median (36°F) but above the median of U.S. towns (22°F). Baldwyn’s July high is 90°F.
| Baldwyn | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 32°F | 36°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median rent in Baldwyn is $635 a month. Typical home values rose 5.7% in the year to September 2026.
| Baldwyn | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $635 a month | $909 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 62% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). 16% of Baldwyn adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Baldwyn | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 16% | 25% | 29% |
| Median age | 42.1 years | 37 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 17% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Mississippi, 51.5% of residents are women.
| Baldwyn | MS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.5% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.8% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.3% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 17.6% | 12.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.8% | 21.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.5% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9.9% | 15.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.1% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,100, single groups can be off by several points
Baldwyn has about as many jobs (1,251) as working residents, but only 126 people both live and work here. Jobs based here fell from 2,057 in 2013 to 1,251.
Most working residents leave Baldwyn for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Baldwyn has lost 806 jobs, to 1,251 in 2023. The top destinations are Tupelo (26%), Booneville (7%) and Guntown (3%).
| Baldwyn | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $44,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.2% | 20% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Baldwyn since 2001.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just 0 of its 7,424 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Baldwyn itself; its outdoors grade is D−.
1.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Baldwyn
About 3 of every 100 Baldwyn residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
4 notable people were born in Baldwyn.
City in Mississippi, United States
Baldwyn, officially the City of Baldwyn, is a city in Lee and Prentiss counties, Mississippi, United States. It is located in the northern part of the Tupelo micropolitan area. Founded in 1860, the population was 3,071 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Baldwyn.
Baldwyn reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Baldwyn with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Baldwyn grades C− overall, better than 21% of U.S. towns and #48 of 99 in Mississippi. It grades D− for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
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.
4 notable people were born here, including Babe McCarthy and Elijah Pierce.
