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Grand Junction, CO vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 27.3% less rainy days than Grand Junction.
- Bakersfield has 11.0% more Sunny Days than Grand Junction.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 9.5% better than Grand Junction
 Grand Junction, COBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall16  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index5.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  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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