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A well-rated place to live, with prices to match. Its strongest subject is health: residents are healthier than 84% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The drawback is cost of living — the typical home is worth about $337K, 4.5 years of the Syracuse metro’s $75K median household income. All told, that adds up to a B+ overall and a rank of 205th of 745 in New York. Nationally, it does better than nearly three quarters of U.S. towns. Baldwinsville’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile, above both New York’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest park or preserve is Lysander Town Park, at 45 acres. The town is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap.
Where Baldwinsville beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Baldwinsville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,000 in 1840, 7,898 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 4 maps from 1900 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Baldwinsville. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
8 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
37 mi LakeCayuga Lake
10 mi Stadium & arenaAlliance Bank Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaOncenter War Memorial Arena
20 mi State parkGreen Lakes State ParkJMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Alliance Bank Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Oncenter War Memorial Arena: Crazyale, Public domain · Green Lakes State Park: Ebedgert at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Baldwinsville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Baldwinsville.
Baldwinsville gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, trades workers with Syracuse and other neighbors and is safe by national standards but not by New York’s.
Walkers can cover 4.5 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Baldwinsville: 3, covering 81 acres.
| Baldwinsville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.3% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lysander Town Park | 0.9 mi | 45 |
| 2. Baldwinsville Community Park | 0.4 mi | 34 |
| 3. Mercer Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 9.2% of its 6,320 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
15% of Baldwinsville adults report frequent mental distress. Of 32 CDC measures, Baldwinsville beats the New York average on 13 and trails it on 4. In Baldwinsville, 83% of adults had a checkup this year, and 21% get no exercise outside work.
| Baldwinsville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 25% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Baldwinsville | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.2% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.4% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Home values rose 50% in five years, to about $337K, against 30% across New York.
The typical home value in Baldwinsville is about $337,000, up 7.5% in a year, 36% below the New York typical home. The share of households in Baldwinsville who live in a home they own: 52%. Bidding over the asking price: 64% of homes sold locally.
| Baldwinsville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 52% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,201 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 10.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 60% of New York’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 7 reported in 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
Baldwinsville’s violent offense rate stands at 0.9 per 1,000 residents. Its level of property crime stands at 7 per 1,000 residents.
| Baldwinsville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 7 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The Baldwinsville weather station records that 79 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 95% of U.S. towns.
In Baldwinsville, the July high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Baldwinsville has about as many jobs (2,932) as working residents, but only 304 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 25.7 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
The top destinations are Syracuse (25%), Lysander (12%) and DeWitt (9%). Jobs in Baldwinsville grew by 1,254 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 2,932. 18% of workers do their job from home locally.
| Baldwinsville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are nearly a quarter of residents (18% statewide); children under 18 are 16% of residents (21% statewide). Among adults 25 and older in Baldwinsville, 43% hold a bachelor’s degree or more. 7,582 people lived in Baldwinsville by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 3.2% fewer than in 2020. Its age of the median resident comes in at 46.8 years.
| Baldwinsville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 46.8 years | 42.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 20% | 18% |
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.3 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Baldwinsville | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.3% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.7% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.9% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.3% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.5% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.6% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.3% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.9% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.8% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.6% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.5% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Flood insurance has paid out on 28 claims in Baldwinsville since 1978. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in the town than in 57% of U.S. communities. Also worth knowing: of the losses FEMA expects locally, 82% come from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Baldwinsville once, in 2003.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
8 within 15 miles of the center of Baldwinsville
About 6 of every 100 Baldwinsville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
13 notable people were born in Baldwinsville.
Village in New York, United States
Baldwinsville is a village in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,898. It is part of the Syracuse metropolitan area. Those in the area often refer to it as "B’ville." Baldwinsville (the village itself) is located in Lysander and Van Buren, astride the Seneca River. Baldwinsville mailing addresses also include a small northwestern section of the town of Clay.
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One town shares a border with Baldwinsville.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwinsville | #205 | B+ | C | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Radisson | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Radisson isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Baldwinsville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Baldwinsville grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #205 of 745 in New York. It grades A− for health, B+ for safety and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
13 notable people were born here, including Christine Hallquist and Boo Nieves.
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