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Lake Stevens, WA vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield has 83.5% less rainy days than Lake Stevens.
- Bakersfield has 65.9% more Sunny Days than Lake Stevens.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 12.5% better than Lake Stevens
 Lake Stevens, WABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny164  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index2.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Lake Stevens    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I lived all over the country and the world for 27 yrs and moved into Lake Stevens 12 yrs ago. Absolutely a great place to live! Our 3 girls have done well in the  More

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My family and I lived in Lake Stevens for 7 years (2000 to 2007). It is a nice bedroom community that has good schools (get involved parents), low crime, and an ok lake  More

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10 years ago Lake Stevens was a nice little quiet town. Small town politics created their own megajobs, money, power and infighting. 2007 had a mayoral coups d'etats  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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