The Best Sod Installation Services in Baldwin, FL
We graded 9 companies on seven things customers actually report: satisfaction, reliability, workmanship, value, momentum, track record and how owners handle complaints.
From 3,137 Google reviews of 27 top-rated sod installation services nationwide; 9 of them in Baldwin, FL. Updated October 28, 2026.
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Grass Blades Lawn CareHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Lawn mowing & maintenance”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%11Overall Experts Score 20%59Job match= 76Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.76★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.76
TrutcoHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Lawn mowing & maintenance”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%7Overall Experts Score 20%73Job match= 74Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.76★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.74
Beast Mode Lawn CareHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Lawn mowing & maintenance”:Stars on this job 55%4.79★Number of such jobs 25%19Overall Experts Score 20%78Job match= 74Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.76★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.74
FLORIDA PRO LAWN CAREHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Lawn mowing & maintenance”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%3Overall Experts Score 20%87Job match= 68Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.76★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.68
Lawn Love Lawn Care of JacksonvilleHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Lawn mowing & maintenance”:Stars on this job 55%4.30★Number of such jobs 25%37Overall Experts Score 20%75Job match= 46Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.76★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.46Job match = this company’s ★ on reviews Google tagged “Lawn mowing & maintenance” (shrunk toward the category average when there are few), how many such jobs it has done, and its overall Experts Score.
What customers said about lawn mowing & maintenance
TrutcoI have used Trutco for over a year and they are simply the best in Jacksonville and other places I have lived. I have lived in Jacksonville for over 13 years and have used four other lawn services with much less satisfaction. Saint Augustine grass is very tricky and a little finnicky but the most common in our area.…
Beast Mode Lawn CareI’ve been using Beast Mode for about a year now after years of trying to get reliable lawn service at a reasonable price. Because of the rate of how my grass grows, I sometimes will need to reschedule and their platform makes it really easy to do so. Communication is always fantastic even if there were a few hiccups…
Lawn Love Lawn Care of Jacksonvil…Dustin does a great job. I wish he would take a few pics of the lawn after the mowing.
TrutcoGreat lawn care service and very responsive as well as reasonable with price. They installed some new sod and come out once a week to maintain it and I can’t be happier with their service.
Beast Mode Lawn CareBeast mode completed overgrowth removal and stump grinding on the side of my garage. I was extremely impressed with the work completed and their responsiveness. I was out of town while the work was completed and I received prompt updates on the work and photos when the job was complete. I would absolutely recommend…
Beast Mode Lawn CareVery fast service and a reasonable price….. No issues with booking usually responds really quickly.
Overall ratings
Experts Score 0–100Experts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. and a letter grade per factor (A = top 20% of sod installation services).
| # | Company | ScoreExperts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. | FactorsFactor grades, in orderSatisfaction (54%): Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.Reliability (24%): How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.Craft & service (0%): Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.Value (14%): Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Momentum (0%): Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.Replies to reviews (7%): How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.One letter per factor score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = below 20. | ★Google star rating as shown on Google Maps. | Typical billMedian bill customers of this company reported in their reviews (needs 3+ priced reviews). |
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| 1 |  SYNLawn JacksonvilleBaldwin, FL | A 96How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%96+56.3Reliability 26%95+24.8Value 15%100+15.2Craft & service penalty96−0.4Experts Score= 96Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AAAAA– | 4.98 | — |
| 2 |  Riley's Lawn Care and MoreBaldwin, FL | A 93How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%98+57.5Reliability 26%94+24.5Value 15%73+11.1Experts Score= 93Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA–BA– | 5.00 | — |
| 3 |  Advanced Lawn & Garden LLCBaldwin, FL | A 92How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%94+51.3Reliability 24%89+21.6Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%100+7.1Craft & service penalty77−2.3Experts Score= 92Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AABAAA | 4.91 | — |
| 4 | FLORIDA PRO LAWN CAREBaldwin, FL | A 87How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%88+48Reliability 24%86+20.8Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%96+6.8Craft & service penalty73−2.7Experts Score= 87Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AABAAA | 4.87 | — |
| 5 | Beast Mode Lawn CareBaldwin, FL | B 78How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%78+42.5Reliability 24%73+17.7Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%100+7.1Craft & service penalty64−3.6Experts Score= 78Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BBBAAA | 4.75 | — |
| 6 | Lawn Love Lawn Care of JacksonvilleBaldwin, FL | B 75How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%77+42Reliability 24%67+16.2Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%89+6.3Craft & service penalty59−4.1Experts Score= 75Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BBCAAA | 4.70 | — |
| 7 | TrutcoBaldwin, FL | B 73How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%77+42Reliability 24%58+14.1Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%98+6.9Craft & service penalty78−2.2Momentum penalty85−1.5Experts Score= 73Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BCBAAA | 4.79 | — |
| 8 |  Legacy Lawn ServiceBaldwin, FL | C 59How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 64%63+40Reliability 28%47+13.3Replies to reviews 8%74+6.1Momentum penalty93−0.7Experts Score= 59Not enough data for value; its weight is shared by the others.Grade C: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BC––AB | 4.63 | — |
| 9 | Grass Blades Lawn CareBaldwin, FL | C 59How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%55+32.3Reliability 26%46+12Value 15%100+15.2Craft & service penalty93−0.7Experts Score= 59Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade C: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | CCAA–– | 4.62 | — |
What jobs cost
What customers paid, from the price Google asks reviewers to report.
| Job | Low25th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid less than this. | TypicalMedian of the bill customers reported in their Google review (Google asks reviewers for a price range; we use the middle of each range). | High75th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid more than this. | FairOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”. |
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Sod Installation Services in Baldwin, FL at a glance
How the 9 sod installation services we rated in Baldwin, FL compare, and what customers praise most.
Experts Score grades
A = score 80+, F = below 20.
- Grade A444%
- Grade B333%
- Grade C222%
- Grade D00%
- Grade F00%
Google ratings
Average stars per company.
- 4.90★ and up333%
- 4.80–4.89★111%
- 4.60–4.79★556%
- Below 4.60★00%
What customers praise
Share of Google review highlights.
- Quality41622%
- Professionalism44223%
- Responsiveness37720%
- Punctuality33518%
- Value33618%
Was the price fair?
All price verdicts left with reviews.
- Great price10434%
- Reasonable17758%
- Overpriced134%
- Not sure114%
Price verdicts by year
Share calling it great / reasonable / overpriced.
How we grade
Satisfaction (54%) — Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.
Reliability (24%) — How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.
Craft & service (penalty, up to −10) — Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.
Value (14%) — Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.
Momentum (penalty, up to −10) — Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.
Replies to reviews (7%) — How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.