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Bakersfield, CA vs Sierra Vista, AZ

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Highlights
- Sierra Vista has 111.1% more rainy days than Bakersfield.
- Sierra Vista has 4.4% more Sunny Days than Bakersfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sierra Vista scores 3.7% better than Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CASierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock53106
 Sunny272  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock46322443
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 Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 4 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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