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Taft, CA vs Modesto, CA

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- Modesto has 98.5% more rainy days than Taft.
- Modesto has 6.5% less Sunny Days than Taft.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Modesto scores 1.2% better than Taft
 Taft, CAModesto, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock56106
 Sunny278  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock892443
Reviews for Taft    3 Reviews

J · Taft, CA
Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here over 50 years. It use to be a wonderful place to grow up with a thriving downtown and jobs were plentiful. This is no longer the case in Taft. Jobs are  More

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I've lived in Taft for over 5 years. It's a nice community and very friendly people as long as you get involved, either through school or local churches. I've met many  More

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Over 17 years ago

the city of taft is located in southern California,a small community yet just 20 minutes from a large and thriving city "bakersfield" over 300000 people .amazingly you  More

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Reviews for Modesto    35 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was born and raised here (still currently live here) and there are some nice areas and not so nice areas. I really think we need to improve our community and create  More

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Over 4 years ago

It's fine. Lived here for over 10 years. Here's my breakdown. CONS: Crime rate: mostly on the westside, unless you live in better developed areas. Summer weather:  More

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I know this website is probably only for adults, which I am not, but I thought perhaps adults would like to hear a kid's perspective of things, you know, if any adult  More

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