| Bakersfield, CA | San Jose, CA | United States |
Overall | 99.8 | 231.0 | 100 |
Food & Groceries | 99.0 | 113.7 | 100 |
Health | 91.6 | 107.7 | 100 |
Housing | 106.7 | 428.5 | 100 |
Median Home Cost | $349,300 | $1,184,400 | $338,100 |
Utilities | 11,170.0% | 9,680.0% | 10,000.0% |
Transportation | 103.6 | 151.0 | 100 |
Miscellaneous | 111.2 | 155.8 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Bakersfield 75 Reviews
I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer More
I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there More
I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I More
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Reviews for San Jose 90 Reviews
I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are More
I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big More
I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains, More
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