BaldwinNY
A town of 34,994, settled in 1899.
Is Baldwin a good place to live?
Baldwin’s average trip to work is 40 minutes, where New York’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 7 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a higher January low than Baldwin. The biggest place to walk is Baldwin Park, 139 acres with 1.9 miles of trail. We don’t grade Baldwin yet; the figures below are still real.
Baldwin has grown 41% from 2010 to 2020
24,033 counted in 2010 and 33,919 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Central Park and 507 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Baldwin. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw21 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw21 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw20 mi BeachConey IslandPhoto credits
Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain
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Moving to Baldwin: who provides what
Baldwin is unincorporated, so Nassau 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 Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Baldwin.
The typical home in Baldwin is valued at about $729K
The typical Baldwin home is worth about $729,000, up 5.4% in a year, 39% above the New York typical home. At $1,890 a month, Baldwin’s median rent is above both New York’s towns ($1,101 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 87% of households own their home in Baldwin.
| Baldwin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,890 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 87% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Baldwin’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Baldwin for work: only 4% work in town. Baldwin’s median household income is $145,000. Since 2013, Baldwin has lost 683 jobs, to 4,717 in 2023.
| Baldwin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $145,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Baldwin has four seasons and pleasant summers
Baldwin has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 27° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Baldwin, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 1,800 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Baldwin.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer of Baldwin’s adults have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical New York or U.S. town
13% of Baldwin adults have been diagnosed with depression. Baldwin beats the New York average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 45% of Baldwin adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Baldwin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 21% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Baldwin | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 12.9% | 17.5% |
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 44.9% | 37.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 7.4% of Baldwin
3.9 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The trail density in Baldwin is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Baldwin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.4% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Baldwin Park | 1.9 mi | 139 |
| 2. Silver Lake Park | 1 mi | 20 |
| 3. Milburn Park | 0.4 mi | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
An age mix much like New York’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New York average. 44% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Baldwin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 41 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.8 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 42.4, men 40.0.
| Baldwin | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.4% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.3% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.4% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.6% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.7% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.5% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.8% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Everything we know about Baldwin
Colleges nearby
25 within 15 miles of the center of Baldwin
About 9 of every 100 Baldwin residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Baldwin lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 10% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Baldwin’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Baldwin.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Freeport | #414 | B− | D− | B | B− | B |
| Rockville Centre | #37 | A+ | D− | A | A | A+ |
| Oceanside | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Hempstead | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hempstead | #692 | D | D | C | C− | C |
| Roosevelt | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Uniondale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Baldwin, Oceanside, South Hempstead, Roosevelt and Uniondale aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Baldwin with a neighbor →
Questions about Baldwin
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Baldwin, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Baldwin yet; the figures below are still real.