2026 Compare Cities Health:
Winter Haven, FL vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- There are 272 physicians per 100,000 people in Sarasota.
- There are 128 physicians per 100,000 people in Winter Haven.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Winter Haven, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock63.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)46  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock97.686.9
 Physicians per Cap.128  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock98100
   (100 = best)
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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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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