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Somerville, MA vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield has 85.0% less rainy days than Somerville.
- Bakersfield has 38.1% more Sunny Days than Somerville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 17.4% better than Somerville
 Somerville, MABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall51  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny197  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Somerville    3 Reviews

I've lived in Somerville/Cambridge for 10 years, the last 4.5 with my husband in Spring Hill. It really is a great place to live if you are in your 20s & 30s: it is  More

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Living in Somerville is OK. I'm not a 'city' person and I would rather be out in the country some place, but it's not too bad here. I'm in my early 50s and own a house.  More

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Over 17 years ago

we are midwest transplants to the Boston area and lucked out by finding this great little neighborhood - right on the train line, little stores and good community - we  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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