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Winter Haven is a mid-size city of 55,200 people in Polk County, Florida. It's about 14 miles from Lakeland, FL and 38 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 73°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $270k and rent runs about $1k a month.
55,200people
$270kTypical home
$1,246/moRent
93° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 55,200
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,661 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Orlando, FL
- 14 mi to Lakeland, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $270k (≈$1,701/mo)
- Median rent $1,246/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 73°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (268 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,448 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to LAL airport
- 37 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 164 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 88 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 491 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 102 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+21 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk