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Salina, KS vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield has 76.5% less rainy days than Salina.
- Bakersfield has 22.0% more Sunny Days than Salina.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 12.5% better than Salina
 Salina, KSBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny223  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Salina    6 Reviews

I moved here 3 years ago, because I wanted to raise my children in a small town. We lived in a big city with a lot of crime and the some kids were always in trouble. I  More

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Salina in some parts is so wild that there are animals, tutles and skunks I saw at night while dring a beer outside the market near Tony's Pizza factory ownd by the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I was there for almost a whole year. I stayed at the Salina Rescue Mission for free however nothing is really "free". Housing- Salina downtown purports to have cheap  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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