Area guide · Orlando, Orange County
Baldwin Park, FL homes for sale and real estate
Zoya Solovyeva, REALTOR®, helps buyers and sellers in Baldwin Park and across Orlando and Central Florida, in English or Russian.
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01At a glance
Baldwin Park in six facts
Baldwin Park is a neighborhood of the City of Orlando in Orange County, Central Florida, built on the old Naval Training Center main base that the City bought from the Navy in October 1999. In ZIP 32814, which covers about 90% of it, owners put the median home value at $754,300 and the median home was built in 2007 (Census estimates for 2020 to 2024). Downtown Orlando is an 11 minute drive without traffic.
Sources: City of Orlando, Baldwin Park history, the City neighborhood map and Census ACS for ZIP 32814, read November 2026.
- City and county
- City of OrlandoAn official City of Orlando neighborhood in Orange County and City Commission District 3, not a separate town.City of Orlando neighborhood map, October 2022
- ZIP code
- 32814About 90% of Baldwin Park is in 32814, and almost all of 32814 is inside Baldwin Park. The west edge uses 32803.Census 2020 ZIP code areas
- Public schools
- Orange County Public SchoolsThe school for a home follows its exact address.Look up an address on the OCPS locator
- Drive, without traffic
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- Downtown Orlando 11 min
- Airport (MCO) 27 min
- Magic Kingdom 46 min
- Homes in ZIP 32814
- 4,545Median year built 2007. About 62% are in buildings of two or more units and 23% are detached houses.Census ACS, 2020 to 2024
- Median value, owner estimate
- $754,300ZIP 32814. What owners think their home is worth, not a sale price. Ask Zoya for recent sale prices.Census ACS, 2020 to 2024
02Client reviews
What clients say about working with Zoya
Three Google reviews in the reviewers’ own words. Each “…” shows a place where a review was shortened.
“…Zoya has deep knowledge of the Orlando real estate market, including areas like Lake Nona, Baldwin Park, Winter Park, and surrounding communities. She helped us find the perfect home and negotiated an excellent deal. …”
Mentions Baldwin Park as an area Zoya knows; it does not say the home they bought was there.
“…Zoya's in-depth knowledge of the Central Florida market has been instrumental in ensuring many successful transactions for me. …”
“…She took the time to thoroughly evaluate my home and its unique features, and they used that knowledge to create a targeted marketing plan that highlighted my home's strengths and attracted the right buyers. …”
03The Orlando Atlas · Baldwin Park
Two lakes, a trail and Winter Park next door.
Baldwin Park lies east of downtown Orlando on the shores of Lake Baldwin and Lake Susannah, with a City of Winter Park park across Lake Baldwin. The dashed line is an approximate outline of the neighborhood. Pick a nearby area to read about it.
A base turned into lakeshore and parks
When the training center closed, the plan for the land set aside 200 acres of parks and opened 250 acres of lakes to the public. The City’s history lists the shore around Lake Baldwin and along Lake Susannah, Blue Jacket Park and the open space linking it to Lake Baldwin as City owned parkland (City history, park page).
- Lake Baldwin 196 acres
- Lake Susannah 78 acres
- Blue Jacket Park 75 acres
- Approximate Baldwin Park outline (OpenStreetMap), not a city limit
- SunRail line through Winter Park; no station in Baldwin Park
- East Colonial Drive (SR 50)
Illustrative map. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Drive times without traffic, OSRM, November 2026.
04History
From Navy base to neighborhood
Baldwin Park was never a town. It grew on the main base of Naval Training Center Orlando, and the City of Orlando set the rules for what replaced it.
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1942
The Orlando Army Air Station is set up on the land. After it closes, the site goes to the Navy, which runs its third Naval Training Center here from the 1960s.
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July 1993
The federal Base Realignment and Closure Commission names the training center for closure.
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1998
In May the City picks Orlando NTC Partners to develop the base. On July 27 the City Council adopts the Planned Development ordinance that still governs every building here.
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October 27, 1999
The City Council votes to buy the land from the Navy and, moments later, to sell it to the developer.
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After the sale
The developer clears 256 base buildings and digs out 25 miles of old roads. Design guidelines set six house styles and keep the same house shape from repeating within seven lots.
Source: City of Orlando, Baldwin Park/NTC Main Base: A Brief History (2013), read November 2026. Sources give different years for the Navy’s arrival, so this page says the 1960s.
05Buying
Buying in Baldwin Park
Homes here are fairly new: half of the homes in ZIP 32814 were built in 2007 or later, and about six in ten are in buildings of two or more units (Census, 2020 to 2024). Current sale prices were not available for this update, so ask Zoya for the latest sales before you set a budget.
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Baldwin Park was planned as one piece, so the paperwork matters as much as the house: a city ordinance, a community development district and private associations all play a part. These are the checks Zoya goes through with buyers before an offer.
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City of Orlando rules and taxes
Every Baldwin Park parcel is inside the City of Orlando, so city code and the city’s operating tax rate apply. The west edge uses ZIP 32803, so confirm the parcel on the Orange County Property Appraiser site rather than going by the mailing address.
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The CDD line on the tax bill
Baldwin Park is in the Urban Orlando Community Development District, a special district under Chapter 190 of Florida law. Look for its assessment on the parcel’s bill at the Orange County Tax Collector.
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Association documents
The City’s history names a property owners’ association that owns the private parks. Ask for the association documents, the dues and the rules, and for a condo or townhome the building’s own papers, early in your review period.
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Design rules before you remodel
Building here follows the 1998 Planned Development ordinance and residential design guidelines with six house styles. If you plan an addition or a change to the outside, ask what needs approval before you buy.
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Flood zone and insurance
FEMA maps flood zones parcel by parcel, so two homes on nearby streets can differ. Search the exact address on the Flood Map Service Center and price flood and homeowners insurance before your inspection period ends.
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Rental plans
The City of Orlando counts any stay under 30 days as a short term rental, and its home sharing rules do not allow a whole home to be rented that way. Read the rental question before you count on rental income.
06Selling
Selling in Baldwin Park
Many homes nearby were built under the same plan and design rules, so buyers compare closely. The lot, the view, the floor plan and clean paperwork set a home apart.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020 to 2024, ZIP 32814. Days on market and sale to list price were not available for this update; Zoya sends current figures on request.
Compare like with like. ZIP 32814 mixes detached houses, townhomes and condos. Zoya prices from recent sales of similar homes close to yours, so a townhome is measured against townhomes.
Show the setting. If your home faces a park, sits near the Lake Baldwin shore or is close to the Village Center, put it in the listing and show it on a map.
Have the papers ready. Buyers will ask about the CDD assessment, association dues and rules, and approvals for past changes to the outside. Answers on the first day keep a contract moving.
07Inside the neighborhood
Planning areas inside Baldwin Park
The City of Orlando maps Baldwin Park as one neighborhood. Its Planned Development divides the land into the areas below; names used only by listing sites are left out.
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Village Center
Mixed use main street areaThe plan’s Village Center Core and Village Center General districts, with room for up to 310,000 square feet of shops and 250,000 of offices beside homes. The City owns the Village Center Harbor.
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Westside and Eastside neighborhoods
Residential planning areasThe master plan groups the west side in three packages, numbered One to Three, and treats the east side as one area.
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Lake Susannah neighborhoods
Residential planning areaNamed for Lake Susannah, the 78 acre lake on the south side, with City owned lakeshore along it.
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Neighborhood Business District
Business planning areaA business area in the plan, separate from the Village Center.
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Neighborhood Center and Neighborhood General
Character districtsThe plan’s districts for residential streets, with overlay zones for the campus land and the edges of the parks.
The plan allows 4,400 dwelling units, plus 178 in Building 310. Ask the City which district applies to a parcel before you plan changes. Sources: City of Orlando Baldwin Park history (2013) and neighborhood map (October 2022), read November 2026.
08Parks and lakes
Parks, lakeshore and a paved trail
These are the public places with official pages. Private parks owned by the association are not listed.
- Blue Jacket Park. A 75 acre City of Orlando park at 2501 General Rees Avenue, open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day, with ball fields, playgrounds, pavilions and a paved walking path. On the old parade grounds at its south end, the Navy History Wall tells the Navy’s history in Orlando in 10 panels.
- Lake Baldwin. 196 acres, with a mean depth of 15 feet. The City’s history lists the lakeshore around it among the parks the City owns.
- Lake Baldwin Park. Across the lake in Winter Park, a 23.16 acre city park, once called Fleet Peeples Park, where dogs may run off leash from 8 a.m. to sunset. Swimming is closed.
- Cady Way Trail. A paved trail on a former rail line that runs beside Baldwin Park toward Winter Park and Orlando Fashion Square, built by Orlando, Winter Park and Orange County.
- Stormwater parks. The Urban Orlando CDD owns the parks built to hold stormwater, and a 2004 agreement keeps 47 acres of its parks open to the public.
Sources: Blue Jacket Park (City of Orlando), Orange County Water Atlas, Lake Baldwin Park (City of Winter Park), the Cady Way Trail brochure and the City’s Baldwin Park history, read November 2026.
09Prices and taxes
Housing figures and tax rates with sources
Census figures for ZIP 32814, which is almost all Baldwin Park, and the tax rates every parcel pays. Listings change daily, so ask Zoya for the homes that fit your budget.
| Housing units | 4,5454,531 in the 2020 Census |
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| Detached houses | 23.3%townhomes and other attached 14.6% |
| In buildings of 2 or more units | 61.8%16.8% in buildings of 50 or more |
| Owner occupied | 36.1%about a third; the rest are rented |
| Median year built | 2007 |
| Median value, as estimated by owners | $754,300 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020 to 2024, ZIP 32814, tables B25001, B25003, B25024, B25035 and B25077; 2020 Census table H1.
| City of Orlando, operating | 6.65fiscal 2026; the City proposed the same rate for fiscal 2027 |
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| Orange County, countywide | 4.4347fiscal 2027 |
| Schools, water district, library and any CDD | By parcelsee the parcel’s tax bill |
Sources: Florida Department of Revenue (City, fiscal 2026), Spectrum News, July 13, 2026 (proposed fiscal 2027) and Orange County (fiscal 2027). Each parcel’s total is on the Property Appraiser and Tax Collector sites.
The Census value is an owner’s own estimate, not a sale price. Redfin’s Baldwin Park sale figures could not be read for this update; they will be added here with their dates once checked.
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10Getting around
Drive times, the trail and the train
| To | Without traffic | Distance |
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| Downtown Orlando | 11 min | 4.7 mi |
| Orlando International Airport (MCO) | 27 min | 12.7 mi |
| Magic Kingdom | 46 min | 28.5 mi |
Without traffic: OSRM car routing from the neighborhood’s center point, November 8, 2026. Rush hour makes every drive longer.
- SunRail. Baldwin Park has no station. Winter Park/Amtrak (148 West Morse Boulevard) and AdventHealth (500 East Rollins Street) are each about 9 minutes away by car, and trains run Monday to Friday only.
- Main roads. East Colonial Drive (SR 50) runs just south of the neighborhood, and I-4 is about 2 miles to the west.
- On foot or by bike. The paved Cady Way Trail runs along Baldwin Park.
- Small airport nearby. Orlando Executive Airport lies about 1.7 miles south of the neighborhood’s center in a straight line.
Sources: SunRail station pages for Winter Park and AdventHealth; roads and distances measured on OpenStreetMap data, November 2026.
11Schools
Public schools
OCPS assigns schools by exact address, and the zone can change between nearby streets, so look up each home you are thinking about.
Find the school for an address (OCPS)12Pros and cons
What to like and what to check
What works
- Near downtown11 minutes to downtown Orlando and 27 to the airport, without traffic.
- Public lakeshoreThe City lists the lakeshore around Lake Baldwin and along Lake Susannah as city parkland.
- A large city parkBlue Jacket Park covers 75 acres, with ball fields, playgrounds and a paved path.
- Newer homesThe median home in ZIP 32814 was built in 2007.
- A trail at the edgeThe Cady Way Trail runs along the neighborhood toward Winter Park.
What to weigh
- PriceOwners put the median value at $754,300 (ZIP 32814, Census 2020 to 2024).
- Layers of rulesCity code, the 1998 Planned Development, design guidelines, a CDD and associations.
- Costs beyond the tax rateA CDD assessment can appear on the tax bill, and associations charge dues.
- No train stopThe nearest SunRail stations are about 9 minutes away by car, with weekday trains only.
- Short staysCity rules do not let you rent out a whole home for under 30 days.
Sources: as cited in the sections above.
13Questions
Baldwin Park questions
What buyers and sellers ask most about Baldwin Park, answered from official sources.
Is Baldwin Park a city of its own?
No. Baldwin Park is an official neighborhood of the City of Orlando, in Orange County and City Commission District 3 (City neighborhood map, October 2022). Homes there pay City of Orlando taxes and follow city code. Most addresses use ZIP 32814; the west edge is in 32803.
How much do homes cost in Baldwin Park?
In ZIP 32814, which covers about 90% of Baldwin Park, owners estimated the median home value at $754,300 in the Census American Community Survey for 2020 to 2024. That is an owner’s estimate, not a sale price, and it mixes detached houses, townhomes and condos. For recent sale prices of homes like the one you want, ask Zoya.
What are property taxes in Baldwin Park?
Every parcel pays the City of Orlando’s operating rate, 6.65 mills for fiscal 2026 (October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026, Florida Department of Revenue), and the City proposed the same rate for fiscal 2027. Orange County’s countywide rate for fiscal 2027 is 4.4347 mills. One mill is $1 for every $1,000 of taxable value. The full bill adds school, water management and library levies and any CDD assessment, so look up the parcel on the Orange County Property Appraiser and Tax Collector sites.
Does Baldwin Park have a CDD or an HOA?
It has a CDD: Baldwin Park is in the Urban Orlando Community Development District, a special district under Chapter 190 of Florida law with a five member board that meets monthly. The City’s history also names a property owners’ association that owns the private parks. Check the tax bill for a CDD assessment and ask for the association documents and dues before you sign.
Can I rent out a Baldwin Park home short term?
Under City of Orlando rules, any stay of less than 30 days is a short term rental, and a whole home cannot be rented that way under home sharing. An owner who lives in the home may rent up to half of the bedrooms, one booking at a time, after registering with the City ($275 the first year), and owners in a mandatory association need its approval letter (City fact sheet, home sharing page). Ask a Florida real estate attorney how these rules apply to a specific home before you sign.
Which public schools serve Baldwin Park?
Baldwin Park is in Orange County Public Schools. The school for a home depends on its exact address, so enter each address in the OCPS school locator before you make an offer.
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Facts checked November 8, 2026. Sources are linked beside each figure: the City of Orlando, the City of Winter Park, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Orange County Water Atlas, OSRM routing, OpenStreetMap, SunRail, OCPS, the Florida Department of Revenue, Orange County and the Urban Orlando CDD.