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Bay City, MI vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 77.8% less rainy days than Bay City.
- Bakersfield has 60.0% more Sunny Days than Bay City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 20.9% better than Bay City
 Bay City, MIBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall41  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny170  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Bay City    7 Reviews

Bay City offers low prices for homes due to lower population (Current lower demand). Years ago, the population was more than 3x as big due to big lumber industry, etc.  More

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But everything else is going to  More

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There are many pros to Bay City, it is incredibly cheap to live in and most everything is very affordable. The problem is that the economy is terrible and there aren't  More

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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

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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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