Best PlacesBaldwin County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Baldwin County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Baldwin County ranks 2,524th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. The schools pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on tree cover.
The best neighborhoods in Baldwin County
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Baldwin County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Baldwin County ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than 75% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 69% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 68% of counties
- Cheap childcare$649 a month, better than 67% of counties
Where Baldwin County ranks low
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 18% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 19% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 21% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Baldwin County
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Baldwin County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,775, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Baldwin County's effective rate of 0.65%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Baldwin County
Baldwin County's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Baldwin County.
Who works in Baldwin County, and how
Work in Baldwin County centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Baldwin County
Baldwin County has more late-night spots per resident than 92% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Baldwin County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Baldwin County growing, and who is moving in?
Baldwin County has lost about 5% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Atlanta, GA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Baldwin County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Baldwin County, month by month
Baldwin County sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 47° | 39° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 79° | 67° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Baldwin County
The nearest airport, Middle Georgia Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Baldwin County
Schools across Baldwin County average a D, better than 6% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Turner Woods Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Lakeview AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
- Midway Hills AcademyD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oak Hill MsD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Baldwin High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Baldwin County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Baldwin County measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Baldwin County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Baldwin County suits
Common questions about living in Baldwin County
Is Baldwin County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Baldwin County ranks 2,524th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on tree cover, low disaster risk, and state finances, and lowest on the schools and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Baldwin County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $216,159. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $61,775 median income, cost of living beats 24% of counties.
Is Baldwin County safe?
Baldwin County is safer than 18% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $451 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Baldwin County?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 39. That works out to about 95 pleasant days a year, more than 57% of counties.
Is Baldwin County good for families?
Schools beat 6% of counties, crime safety beats 18%, and childcare runs $649 a month.
Compare Baldwin County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Baldwin County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Baldwin County represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Baldwin County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Baldwin County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Baldwin County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Baldwin County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Baldwin County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Baldwin County detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.