Baldwin
Georgia

What stands out

If you had to describe Baldwin County in numbers, start here: the school test score is in the bottom 4% of American counties (2.42 where 3.0 is grade level), homeownership is in the bottom 11% of American counties (63%), and the uninsured rate is in the top 13% of American counties (15.7%). Within Georgia it ranks 17th of 158 counties for the school test score, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Baldwin County, Georgia. 43,778 people live here with you. The population shrank 0.5% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -110).

Georgia moved to a flat income tax in 2024 with a rate scheduled to fall each year, and it exempts up to $65,000 of retirement income per person for residents 65 and over. Metro Atlanta holds more than half the state's population and its airport is the busiest in the world by passengers. Property taxes vary widely by county because school districts set most of the rate.

Money

The typical household here brings in $54,699 a year, lower than 68% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $43,911. Unemployment runs 4.0%, higher than 69% of American counties. 5% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 25 minutes each way.

Georgia takes 5.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,729 a year.

Home

The median home costs $238K, pricier than 52% of American counties, about 2.1 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $826 a month. Property tax is 0.75% of home value, roughly $1,164 a year on that median home, lower than 60% of American counties. 63% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.2 per 1,000 residents, higher than 67% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 15 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 73.1 years, shorter than 79% of American counties. There are 59 active physicians in the county, about 13.5 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 2.0 of 5 stars. 15.7% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.46 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 96% of American counties. 85% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted almost evenly. 51% of eligible voters turned out. Under Georgia law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 65°F, highs near 77 and lows near 52, warmer than 82% of American counties. About 48 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 42 out of 100, safer than 58% of American counties; the county has had 14 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 272 Mbps down, faster than 85% of American counties. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.7 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.