Bakersfield living.
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7/15/2011
I have lived in Bakersfield most of my life. It use to be the perfect place to raise a family and live. Not anymore. Pro's ? It's a 2 hour drive to LA, Disney Land, the beach, Six Flags Magic Mountain, and only a 4 hour drive to Vegas. Good bar seen and lots of great restaurants. The cost of living is not to bad. Price of houses is a little high but not to bad. It is a growing city so the economy is not that bad. Con's? Major problem with gang violence, high crime rate, people drive rudely, high sexual predator population, lot's of slum areas that start to out way the nice area. Majorly bad air quality. The summers are extremely dry and hot. 115 degrees hot. Bakersfield is surrounded by oilfields and farming along with lots of trucking companies to tend to both, which makes for the worst place to live if you have Asthma and allergies. Not to mention that it is in a valley so the smog never lifts. The educational system is rated low. Not one week goes by that you don't hear about a stabbing, shooting, robbery, and sometimes all three in one week. There are lots of half-way houses (rehabilitation) for sexual criminals released. If you look up to see where the registered offender live . . they are just about everywhere. Even close to schools. Lot's of people are moving out of Bakersfield because of what it's become. 20yrs ago I would have nothing bad to say and would brag about it being the best place to move to except for the hot summers. Now I tell people to avoid the place. I'm currently looking to relocate which brought me to this site.
Ginger | Oildale, CA