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Champaign, IL vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield has 82.3% less rainy days than Champaign.
- Bakersfield has 40.2% more Sunny Days than Champaign.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 14.1% better than Champaign
 Champaign, ILBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall20  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny194  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  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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