Baldwin, Florida Cost Of Living

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Overall 13%

Goods & Services 4%

Housing 36%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Baldwin	Florida	National
Cost of living	87	99	100
Goods & Services	96	98	100
Groceries	110	106	100
Health care	84	99	100
Housing	64	96	100
Transportation	84	99	100
Utilities	97	105	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Baldwin is 13% lower than the Florida average
The cost of living in Baldwin is 13% lower than the national average
Baldwin housing is 36% lower than the national average
Florida general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Florida state income tax is 100% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$54,896	$4,575	$1,281	$1,647
Renters	$28,068	$2,339	$655	$842

Florida Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Florida	6%	7.5%

Florida Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Florida	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Baldwin	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.47	$20.27	1.0%
Beauty Salon	$50.33	$40.39	24.6%
Toothpaste	$3.19	$2.36	35.1%
Shampoo	$1.00	$1.08	7.1%
Movie	$11.98	$10.99	9.0%
Bowling	$16.23	$15.49	4.8%

Groceries

Item	Baldwin	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.71	$4.30	9.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.71	$1.40	22.0%
Milk	$2.61	$2.20	18.6%
Potatoes	$3.53	$3.22	9.5%
Pizza	$9.43	$10.74	12.2%
Beer	$10.51	$9.60	9.5%

Health Care

Item	Baldwin	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$70.00	$109.73	36.2%
Doctor	$76.25	$118.34	35.6%
Dentist	$95.47	$100.94	5.4%
Ibuprofen	$11.68	$9.93	17.6%
Lipitor	$378.51	$469.53	19.4%

Housing

Item	Baldwin	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$103,900.00	$184,700.00	43.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$971.06	$1,229.62	21.0%
Apartment Rent	$775.00	$949.00	18.3%

Transportation

Item	Baldwin	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.68	$2.71	1.0%
Tire Balancing	$30.40	$51.86	41.4%

Utilities

Item	Baldwin	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$159.06	$170.84	6.9%
Phone	$191.90	$187.18	2.5%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Glen St. Mary, FL	566	84	15.8%
Macclenny, FL	6,451	88	12.1%
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, FL	14,300	88	11.8%
Nassau Village-Ratliff, FL	4,994	89	10.7%
Lakeside, FL	31,201	93	6.6%
Baldwin, FL	1,849	87	13.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Livonia, LA	1,849	90	10.2%
Lake City, TN	1,848	72	27.8%
Mashteuiatsh, QC	1,848	n/a
Dallas Center, IA	1,851	89	10.6%
Lebanon Junction, KY	1,851	90	10.2%
Baldwin, FL	1,849	87	13.5%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.