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Bakersfield, CA vs Arkansas City, KS

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- Arkansas City has 422.2% more rainy days than Bakersfield.
- Arkansas City has 17.6% less Sunny Days than Bakersfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Arkansas City scores 9.9% worse than Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CAArkansas City, KSUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny272  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock11152443
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

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Over 5 years ago

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

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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 Arkansas City    2 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

For a town with and income less than 75% of the national income, property taxes, income taxes and sales taxes are quite high. In addition, water rates are some of the  More

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Over 20 years ago

Incorporated in the late 1870's Arkansas City (AC)is the largest town in Cowley County, although Winfield is the county seat. AC is a nice rural city on the western edge  More

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