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Hollywood, FL vs Winter Haven, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Winter Haven has been positive.
- Winter Haven has 0.8% more unemployment than Hollywood.
- Winter Haven job growth has increased by 30.4% in the past 10 years.
 Hollywood, FLWinter Haven, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth41.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock17.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Hollywood    20 Reviews

Sigh...Hollywood, Florida. The city where dreams are broken. Hence the name of the 'mean street' Hollywood Boulevard of Broken Dreams. I say 'broken dreams' not just  More

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Hollywood has and is continuosly changing and growing since most of the reviews on this site, most of the reviews are many years old! Hollywood is BOOMING!! Great place  More

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Over 9 years ago

The city of Hollywood is too crowded. A lot of Spanish speakers who do not conform to city coding. Do not speak English. Do not integrate to US qualities. Trucks and  More

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Reviews for Winter Haven    9 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here 4 years ago from Sarasota FL., because it seemed quiet, calmer, less expensive, and a reasonable distance back to SRQ, Tampa, and Orlando. What a mistake!  More

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Definitely NOT a fan. My son moved me here without checking the rental home or neighborhood. WOW, we're we in for a surprise. It's total ghetto. I would NEVER  More

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Over 9 years ago

I lived in Bartow, right down the road from WH for many years. This is not a metropolitan area. It is middle class, bedroom community. It will take you less than an hour  More

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