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2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Santa Margarita, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Bakersfield, is 0% more than it is in Santa Margarita and is % the National Average.
- Santa Margarita unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Bakersfield unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Santa Margarita, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,523  Unlock$37,638
Household Income 6901469021
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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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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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