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Bakersfield, CA vs Gainesville, TX

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Highlights
- Gainesville has 456.9% more rainy days than Bakersfield.
- Gainesville has 14.3% less Sunny Days than Bakersfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Gainesville scores 11.1% worse than Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CAGainesville, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny272  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7512443
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 Gainesville    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived here for the last 52 years, and my parents and grandparents were also born here in Gainesville, Cooke county. I am very disheartened by the increase in  More

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Unemplyment for peoples of African descent seem to be way higher than the city average. Culturally the town is very segregated emotional and culturaly with limited  More

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