Winter Garden, FL vs Lake Butler, FL

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

MetricWinter Garden, FLLake Butler, FL
Population47,87217,125
Median Household Income$106,495$182,500
Median Rent$1,963/mo$2,487/mo
Median Home Value$476,000$930,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)101101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47%64.2%
Poverty Rate9.9%3.7%
Unemployment Rate3.5%3.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k322404*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,7161,424*
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr266266
Summer Highs92°F92°F
Winter Lows50°F50°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute27.3 min27.8 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.920.8
College Degree Rate46.1%64.2%
Foreign-Born %19.6%21%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.4%-11.6%

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 Lake Butler (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.