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Grand Forks, ND vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 66.5% less rainy days than Grand Forks.
- Bakersfield has 38.1% more Sunny Days than Grand Forks.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 30.6% better than Grand Forks
 Grand Forks, NDBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny197  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low-3  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 8 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 12 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  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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