2025 Compare Cities Rankings:
Bakersfield, CA vs Philadelphia, PA

#13 Best Cities for Teleworking - Small Metro Areas

#26 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#34 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)

#36 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#37 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)

#73 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?

#77 2005 High Gas Prices

#88 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#94 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#95 The Most Single Cities

#282 2005 Best Places to Live

#300 Best Green Cities

#1 Best Airports to Make a Connection

#1 Wrinkle Ranking Cities Most at Risk for Skin Damage by 2040

#3 Sleepless Cities 2011

#3 Best and Worst Airports to make a Connection List

#3 Sperlings Skincare Wrinkle Ranking

#6 Best Cities for Seniors 2005

#6 Most Irritation Prone Cities

#7 Best Cities for Teleworking - Extra Large Metro Areas

#7 Best Places for Military Retirees

#9 Most Competitive Private Colleges

#9 The Best Cities for Thanksgiving

#9 Cities on the Edge of Greatness

#10 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings

#10 Most Congested Cities

#12 Best US Cities for Seniors 2011

#14 Most Romantic Cities for Boomers

#14 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#16 Gloomiest Places in America

#16 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

#16 Worst Cities for Respiratory Infections

#16 The Most Single Cities

#17 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)

#17 Failure To Lunch

#19 America's Most Playful Cities

#19 Best Block Party Places

#20 Americas Manliest Cites 2011

#21 Hypertension Hot Spots

#21 America’s Least Manly Cities

#23 Stressful Cities 2012

#23 Best Baseball Cities

#23 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#24 Healthiest Cities

#25 America's Top Hygge Cities

#29 Best Cities for Board Gamers

#30 America’s Manliest Cities

#30 Most and Least Risky Places for Identity Theft

#31 Most Competitive Public Colleges

#32 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)

#32 Best and Worst Cities for Sleep

#32 Most Energetic Cities

#33 America’s Manliest Sports Cities

#35 2005 High Gas Prices

#35 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating

#37 America's Best Cities for a Healthy Retirement

#38 America's Riskiest Online Cities

#40 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#49 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)

#50 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#55 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?

#57 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#76 2005 Best Places to Live

#88 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#195 Best Green Cities

#261 Best Green Cities

#263 Best Green Cities

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

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More