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Winter Garden, FL vs Merritt Island, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Merritt Island has been positive.
- Merritt Island has 0.4% more unemployment than Winter Garden.
- Merritt Island job growth has increased by 12.0% in the past 10 years.
 Winter Garden, FLMerritt Island, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth54.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock8.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth27.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Winter Garden    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Great town  More

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Over 17 years ago

Winter Garden has a nice community feel although it's part of the metro Orlando area. The downtown area has several shops and restaurants with a bike trail that leads  More

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Central Florida's quality of life is rapidly deteriorating from what it once was. Growing crime, uncontrolled sprawl, nightmarish traffic, poor public transportation and  More

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Reviews for Merritt Island    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

It can get hot in the summer, but you get a breeze off the ocean most afternoons. If you live on the waterways, it seems to be a little cooler. Winters are  More

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Over 14 years ago

New to the area, but soon to know more. Florida is a sunshine state  More

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Over 17 years ago

Coming from Virginia, the Merritt Island architecture leaves a lot to be desired. Hurricane season (June - November) causes me a lot of  More

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