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Bossier City, LA vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield has 86.1% less rainy days than Bossier City.
- Bakersfield has 27.7% more Sunny Days than Bossier City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 15.7% better than Bossier City
 Bossier City, LABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Bossier City    5 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Bossier City is pretty much where people from Shreveport go when they get fed up with the crime, dysfunction, and high taxes over there. That said, it is no paradise.   More

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This is sort of the "good side" of the Red River. A little safer than Shreveport, but not by much! Has some modern stores and livable apartments. Just be wary of who  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived here for 7 years, ready to leave, mind you. There are a number of colleges including a state university branch. It gets terribly hot and humid in the summer with  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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