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Raleigh, NC vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 84.3% less rainy days than Raleigh.
- Bakersfield has 27.7% more Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 8.0% better than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  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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