Living in Baldwin, FL
Baldwin is a small town of 1,298 people in Duval County, Florida. It's about 19 miles from Jacksonville, FL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $545 a month.
1,298people
$181kTypical home
$545/moRent
92° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,298
- Part of a metro area
- About 642 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 19 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,139/mo)
- Median rent $545/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (240 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,756 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to JAX airport
- 21 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 102 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 260 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 512 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 145 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Florida districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Duval County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.