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Bakersfield, CA vs Whitney, TX

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- People living in Whitney are 4.6% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CAWhitney, TXUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock54.0%49.4%
 Baptist3.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Catholic30.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.9%2.1%
 Lutheran0.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.9%1.9%
 Methodist0.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.9%1.7%
 Other Christian7.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.5%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%0.9%
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 Whitney    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Whitney is a very poor town but have a very nice school system. The reason their system is as good as it is, because of a gated committee named White Bluff. Very few  More

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Whitney is the simple but quality life. You can have a chance to make your life whatever you want it to be. Remember, Whitney is simple, low taxes, low energy, huge  More

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My family moved to Whitney 10 years ago because we wanted to get away from a big city. Whitney is a lake town and a tourist spot during the summer months. The  More

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