| | Bakersfield, CA | South Lake Tahoe, CA | United States |
| Overall | 99.8 | 143.7 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 99.0 | 106.2 | 100 |
| Health | 91.6 | 129.0 | 100 |
| Housing | 106.7 | 211.7 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $349,300 | $657,600 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 11,170.0% | 11,090.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 103.6 | 102.6 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 111.2 | 156.6 | 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 South Lake Tahoe 10 Reviews
Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too.
Lake is nothing special either.
I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great More
Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very More
Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in More
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