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Bakersfield, CA vs Midland, TX

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Highlights
- Midland has 115.3% more rainy days than Bakersfield.
- Midland has 2.2% less Sunny Days than Bakersfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Midland scores 1.2% worse than Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CAMidland, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock42106
 Sunny272  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock27792443
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 Midland    36 Reviews

We came from Central CA to Midland, TX for work. We love this amazing city. People are kind, caring & thoughtful. We love the neighborhood and people ate so giving of  More

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I lived in Midland for 10 years (about 20 years ago) and have returned for family reasons. Have noticed Midland has really grown and is sprawling out along I20 toward  More

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Over 6 years ago

Midland is somewhat of a paradox, people move here for the job opportunities. You live here so that you can make a good living, but all your money goes to the high cost  More

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