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Boston, MA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 84.8% less rainy days than Boston.
- Bakersfield has 36.0% more Sunny Days than Boston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 17.4% better than Boston
 Boston, MABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny200  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  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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