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Idaho Falls, ID vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield has 41.0% less rainy days than Idaho Falls.
- Bakersfield has 35.3% more Sunny Days than Idaho Falls.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 20.9% better than Idaho Falls
 Idaho Falls, IDBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Idaho Falls    36 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

After escaping the liberalism in California I moved here with my family and loved the friendly folks, cleanliness, and beautiful views. Some things that I dislike is the  More

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I have lived here for about 17 years. I will admit that I have difficulty with the winter, the wind and the traffic. It seems that the traffic is constantly getting  More

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Anywhere in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Utah are now THEe BEST places to live. There is a reason people are flocking there...to live red, since blue has driven them out  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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