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Bakersfield, CA vs West Chester, PA

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Highlights
- West Chester has 576.4% more rainy days than Bakersfield.
- West Chester has 24.3% less Sunny Days than Bakersfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, West Chester scores 11.1% worse than Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CAWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock120106
 Sunny272  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4492443
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 West Chester    14 Reviews

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Over 14 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  More

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