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Garfield, NJ vs Bakersfield, CA

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 Garfield, NJBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock7.238.1
 Snowfall25.6  Unlock27.8
 Precipitation Days121.838.1106.2
 Sunny205  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock97.485.8
 Avg. Jan. Low23.3  Unlock21.7
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation ft.334042443
Reviews for Garfield    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Garfield used to be a really great town to live in. It's been at a constant rate of decline for the past 20 years. It seems it keeps getting worse and worse every year.  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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