| | Bakersfield, CA | Maricopa, AZ | United States |
| Overall | 99.8 | 102.0 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 99.0 | 96.3 | 100 |
| Health | 91.6 | 100.4 | 100 |
| Housing | 106.7 | 106.6 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $349,300 | $370,500 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 11,170.0% | 10,570.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 103.6 | 105.7 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 111.2 | 93.3 | 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 Maricopa 
7 Reviews
As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much More
Maricopa is one of the very few hard to find communities, where neighbors still care about one another and actually try to help each other. But at the same time stay More
Maricopa is alright. It is definitely not the best city, of course. There are not many good places to go here in More
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