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Nashville, TN vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield has 85.4% less rainy days than Nashville.
- Bakersfield has 32.7% more Sunny Days than Nashville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 11.0% better than Nashville
 Nashville, TNBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny205  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Nashville    150 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Gentification and tourism reduce the score but it is still good mix of a big and small city.  More

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Nashville has a lot of culture, but ultimately it is overpriced and dangerous. I can't imagine buying a $600k house in a neighborhood with automatic gunfire. The home  More

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Nashville has to be the most overrated city in the US. I unfortunately live here and we can't wait to leave. We moved here in 2018 (for job relocation) and realized  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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