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Decatur, IL vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 81.8% less rainy days than Decatur.
- Bakersfield has 36.7% more Sunny Days than Decatur.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 12.5% better than Decatur
 Decatur, ILBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall13  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny199  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  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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