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Bakersfield, CA vs California City, CA

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Highlights
- California City has 11.1% less rainy days than Bakersfield.
- California City has 0.4% less Sunny Days than Bakersfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, California City scores 1.2% worse than Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CACalifornia City, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock23106
 Sunny272  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9886
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock24052443
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 California City    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

My husband and I moved here in Nov 2014 from San Bernardino and we moved here for one reason, we got an enormous house with lots of land and no neighbors for $64,200. No  More

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California City, CA is a wonderful diverse community that is ever growing, in population and home values. Living here over many months and researching here over 4  More

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Over 10 years ago

Living in Cal City 5+ years I can say this: There are nicer areas than others and I lucked out. My street is quiet, have had no problems and neighbors are nice. There  More

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