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California City, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 12.5% more rainy days than California City.
- Bakersfield has 0.4% more Sunny Days than California City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 1.3% better than California City
 California City, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny271  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low31  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for California City    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

My husband and I moved here in Nov 2014 from San Bernardino and we moved here for one reason, we got an enormous house with lots of land and no neighbors for $64,200. No  More

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California City, CA is a wonderful diverse community that is ever growing, in population and home values. Living here over many months and researching here over 4  More

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Over 9 years ago

Living in Cal City 5+ years I can say this: There are nicer areas than others and I lucked out. My street is quiet, have had no problems and neighbors are nice. There  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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