# Baker County \| Find Your JAX

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**Last Updated:** 2026-08-16T19:58:40+00:00

## Rest from the Racket

**Baker County is just 20 minutes west of Downtown Jacksonville\. Here, residents enjoy a small\-town atmosphere amid quiet woodlands, scenic swamps and open spaces\. Named after James McNair Baker, this quaint community is home to just under 30,000 residents spread across a total area of 589 square miles, and offers everything from a lower cost of living and high quality healthcare to top Baker County Schools in Florida like Macclenny Elementary\.**

Baker County is just 20 minutes west of Downtown Jacksonville\. Here, residents enjoy a small\-town atmosphere amid quiet woodlands, scenic swamps and open spaces\. Named after James McNair Baker, this quaint community is home to just under 30,000 residents spread across a total area of 589 square miles, and offers everything from a lower cost of living and high quality healthcare to top Baker County Schools in Florida like Macclenny Elementary\.
Adventures in nature run deep here, with Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge being a haven for 400\+ species and the starting point to the scenic St\. Mary&\#8217;s River\. If you’re looking for some of the best things to do in Macclenny, FL, over 200,000 acres of flatwoods and swampland at John M\. Bethea State Forest and Osceola National Forest offer the perfect opportunities for fishing, hunting, paddling, waterskiing and more\.
Looking for housing? The county seat of Macclenny — located just 35 miles from Jacksonville and six miles from the Georgia border — delivers historic charm with apartments, townhomes and well\-kept subdivisions\. Glen St\. Mary adds single\-family homes, gated communities and properties with generous acreage and median home values in the low $300Ks\.

## Baker County Resources

- [Baker County](http://www.bakercountyfl.org)
- [Baker County School District](http://www.bakerk12.org)
- [Things to Do in Baker County](https://findyourjax.com/a-guide-to-baker-county/)

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### [Macclenny](https://findyourjax.dci-test.com/moving-here/communities/baker-county/#community-macclenny)

*Historic \| Peaceful \| Family\-Friendly — Baker County — Proudly Rural and Community\-Driven*

Macclenny oozes small\-town character with just more than 6,700 residents\. Located 35 miles east of Jacksonville, Macclenny is the historic county seat of Baker County and is consistently ranked for its low cost of living and high quality of life \- with community\-based events like movies in the park, heritage tours and cookoffs at Heritage Park Village\.
- Population: 7,748
- Median Home Value: $300,905
- Average Commute Time to Work: 26\.5 Minutes
- Average 1\-Bed Apartment Rent: $2,195

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