2026 Compare Cities Health:
Dumas, TX vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- There are 112 physicians per 100,000 people in Bakersfield.
- There are 49 physicians per 100,000 people in Dumas.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Dumas, TXBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock4358.4
 Water Quality (100=best)100  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock93.286.9
 Physicians per Cap.49  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock89100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Dumas    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Lived here most of my life. It is, as another reviewer stated, unfortunately run by the large hispanic population. That in itself would not be bad at all because they  More

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Over 19 years ago

Dumas is a sleepy little town in the Texas Panhandle. Cost of living is low but so is quality of living. The town is dominated by the Hispanic population, many are  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 5 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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