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Winter Haven, FL vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota has 9.4% more rainy days than Winter Haven.
- Sarasota has 3.7% more Sunny Days than Winter Haven.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sarasota scores 1.5% better than Winter Haven
 Winter Haven, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny242  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low50  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index6.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for Winter Haven    9 Reviews

Over 2 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 8 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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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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