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Parker, CO vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield has 60.0% less rainy days than Parker.
- Bakersfield has 12.4% more Sunny Days than Parker.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 11.0% better than Parker
 Parker, COBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall77  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny242  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  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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