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Kankakee, IL vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 81.3% less rainy days than Kankakee.
- Bakersfield has 46.2% more Sunny Days than Kankakee.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 15.7% better than Kankakee
 Kankakee, ILBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall24  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny186  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low16  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Kankakee    5 Reviews

Kankakee was always a blue-collar city. My father had a business, and now I carry it on. That's the only reason I live in Kankakee anymore. Forty years ago, the  More

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Honestly, quite depressing. The people are rude, the place is very unkept - not sure if they have a City Planner or if they really understand the concept. Even the  More

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Moved here from AR 19 months ago. This is the most depressing area I've ever been to and I have been in almost all 50 States - big City and small (this includes all  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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