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BaldwinFL

A town of 1,298. A typical home worth about $211K.

Population
1,298
−2% since 2010
Typical home
$211K
+2% in a year
Household income
$48K
median
Median age
41.3
years
Jobs based here
324
A commuter town

What makes Baldwin stand out

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1,298 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Baldwin home is worth about $211K

The typical Baldwin home is worth about $211,000, up 2% in a year, 44% below the Florida typical home.

$211KZillow home value

Typical home value

Baldwin$211K
Florida$376K
+2%
value change, 1 year
4
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Baldwin

Most working residents leave Baldwin for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Jacksonville (67%), Lakeside (2%) and Macclenny (1%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Baldwin1%
Jacksonville67%
Lakeside2%
Macclenny1%
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace1%
22 mi
median commute distance
324
jobs based in Baldwin
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 31% of U.S. towns

Baldwin beats the Florida average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

CHealth Grade
26 measures vs. Florida
1 better17 too close to call8 worse
What stands outBaldwinFL
Fewer uninsured adults12.2%15.9%
More smokers15.8%12.4%
Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital
8.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
31st
percentile among FL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Baldwin has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 42°, and snow is almost unheard of.

92°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter44–68°
Spring56–81°
Summer71–91°
Fall60–81°
Dec 3
typical first frost
Feb 28
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Schools

Baldwin’s public schools outperform 37% of Florida districts

The public schools Baldwin’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 63% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

C+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Mamie Agnes Jones Elementary SchoolPK–5399B
Baldwin Middle-Senior High School6–121,462C
Grace Christian Academy PrivatePK–1268
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduationAll 3 schools →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 43% of U.S. communities.

43risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
43Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesCold waves
1
paid flood claims since 2017
11
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Baldwin for work

Where Baldwin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

67% → Jacksonville Jacksonville 67% 2% → Lakeside Lakeside 2% 1% → Macclenny Macclenny 1% 1% → Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace 1% 1% → Jacksonville Beach Jacksonville Beach 1% 1% → Gainesville Gainesville 1% Baldwin · 1% stay
324jobs based in Baldwin
1%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Baldwin1926
1926 · Baldwin1926 · Wikimedia Commons
Baldwin’s story

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6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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About Baldwin

Town in the state of Florida, United States

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Baldwin is a town in Duval County, Florida, United States. When the majority of communities in Duval County were consolidated with the city of Jacksonville in 1968, Baldwin, along with Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach, remained partly independent. Like the other towns, it maintains its own municipal government, but its residents vote in the Jacksonville mayoral election and vote for the Jacksonville City Council. Unlike the others however, Baldwin no longer operates its own police force. Instead, since 2006 it engages with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office for providing local law enforcement services. The population was 1,396 at the 2020 census, down from 1,425 at the 20…

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Population
1,396
Area
2.0 sq mi
Elevation
85 ft
Area code
904

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