Poinciana, FL vs Haines City, FL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricPoinciana, FLHaines City, FL
Population75,06834,234
Median Household Income$68,015$65,975
Median Rent$1,965/mo$1,224/mo
Median Home Value$290,700$288,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)10197
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income60.9%52.7%
Poverty Rate14.9%16.1%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)5.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k241*84
Property Crime Rate /100k1,054*551
Median AQI4034
Good AQI Days /yr305339
Summer Highs91°F93°F
Winter Lows50°F54°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute46.8 min35.5 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 53.0 / 5
Students per Teacher19.621.7
College Degree Rate22.1%19.7%
Foreign-Born %22.3%21.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.4%+67.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Poinciana (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.