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Bakersfield, CA vs Franklin, TN

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- Household income in Franklin, is 49% more than it is in Bakersfield and is 33% above the National Average.
- Bakersfield unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Franklin unemployment rate is 3.1%.
 Bakersfield, CAFranklin, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,837  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$102,721$69,021
 Family Median Income$75,253  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bakersfield, CAFranklin, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock18.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bakersfield, CAFranklin, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.9%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.9%13.1%
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 4 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 Franklin    27 Reviews

After visiting here for a week in the summer, I fell in love with the city! Lots of my friends in Florida already moved here from New Port Richey and Wesley Chapel. I  More

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I've lived in Tennessee all my life. I have lived in west,east and middle Tennessee. By far this is the best place I have lived. We have been in Franklin for 8 years. It  More

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I love that this is a greatly diverse community with a large African American and Hispanic community around West Main St./Nachez (I'm addicted to Pueblo Real Mexican  More

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