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Bakersfield, CA vs Sparta, TN

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- Sparta has 659.7% more rainy days than Bakersfield.
- Sparta has 24.3% less Sunny Days than Bakersfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sparta scores 8.6% worse than Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CASparta, TNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock127106
 Sunny272  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9222443
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 Sparta    3 Reviews

We moved to Sparta, TN almost two years ago. We visited the year before that and while we have been coming to east Tennesse for over 25 years... it only took one  More

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Over 16 years ago

I AGREE THAT THERE IS NOTHING HERE IN SPARTA, TO DO I SHOP MORE IN COOKEVILLE,,AND COLUMBIA THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO OFFER. SPARTA SHOULD GET SOME BIG COMPANIES TO  More

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Over 17 years ago

All over this town you see signs that say SHOP SPARTA FIRST! What a load of crap! They want us to spend our money here in our town but they offer no place to shop and  More

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