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Santa Rosa, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 81.2% less rainy days than Santa Rosa.
- Bakersfield has 6.3% more Sunny Days than Santa Rosa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 2.4% worse than Santa Rosa
 Santa Rosa, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny256  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  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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