01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Florida levies no state income tax, so Social Security, pension payments, and IRA or 401(k) withdrawals are all free from state-level taxation.
Source · Tax Foundation
79
6
Fact text
- The very first Publix supermarket opened in Winter Haven in 1930, meaning this quiet Florida city is the birthplace of the entire beloved grocery chain.
- Cypress Gardens, Winter Haven's legendary theme park, got its start because the founders were inspired by an idea they found in a Good Housekeeping magazine.
- Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and even King Hussein of Jordan all visited Winter Haven's Cypress Gardens, quite the guest list for a Florida water ski show.
- Legoland Florida was built on the exact site of the old Cypress Gardens park, and even kept part of the original botanical garden and water ski show alive.
- Winter Haven has 50 lakes squeezed inside city limits, and its two famous chains are connected by a canal lock system that took six years and plenty of political drama to finish.
Your
Winter Haven
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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42933
+
Total Population
$
48560
Median Income
$
162400
Median Home
26
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Winter Haven
ranks for retirees?
55
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
79
Affordability
64
Healthcare
6
Climate
87
Results
Winter Haven
Suitability Breakdown
02 - Income
Annuity Rates Available Here
Fixed annuity rates reach up to
7
% on 5-year terms, with most landing between
5
% and
5
%.
Source · Cannex
64
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
5
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
2
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
2
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Warm / Subtropical
climate — summers peak near
92
°F, winters dip to about
52
°F, with roughly
″ of snow a year.
Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Warm / Subtropical
05 - Risk
Natural Disaster Risk
FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.
Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively High
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