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title: Winter Garden, Florida
description: A Winter Garden in the Sunshine State? Despite its name, Winter Garden, Florida averages 236 sunny days each year. It's one of MONEY's 2019 Best Places to Live.
published: '2019-09-16T10:00:22.000Z'
modified: '2024-01-24T03:59:09.000Z'
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![Children in matching shirts in front of bright yellow train caboose in Winter Garden, Florida](https://img.money.com/2019/09/10-winter-garden-florida-1.jpg)

A Winter Garden in the Sunshine State? It's true — and it's where 54,371 residents of the Orlando metropolitan area call home.

But don't let the name confuse you: Like the rest of Florida, Winter Garden has a warm, subtropical climate and an average 236 sunny days each year. And yet the weather is far from the only reason to live here.

The county has had 28.2% job growth over the past decade and Winter Garden boasts a [thriving business community](https://parkplacewintergarden.com/community/). The median household income is $76,269, nearly $24,000 higher [than the average reported for Florida](https://www.deptofnumbers.com/income/florida/) as of 2017.

Looking for something to do in your spare time? [Historic Downtown Winter Garden](https://www.wintergardenpost.com/winter-garden-downtown-business.html) is filled with restaurants, shopping, cafes, and two museums. Once a defunct movie theatre, the [Garden Theatre](https://www.gardentheatre.org/) was revitalized by the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation into a performing arts venue that hosts plays, concerts, and films. If you want even more entertainment, Walt Disney World and Universal Studios are both less than 25 minutes away by car. — *Olivia Raimonde*

![Winter Garden, Florida population, median household income and home price, projected job growth, average commute, clear days per year](https://img.money.com/2019/09/bpl_chart_10.jpg?quality=85)

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