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Bakersfield, CA vs Traverse City, MI

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Highlights
- Traverse City has 352.8% more rainy days than Bakersfield.
- Traverse City has 40.1% less Sunny Days than Bakersfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Traverse City scores 23.5% worse than Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CATraverse City, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock142106
 Sunny272  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5972443
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 Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  More

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