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Tuscaloosa, AL vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 86.4% less rainy days than Tuscaloosa.
- Bakersfield has 27.1% more Sunny Days than Tuscaloosa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 14.1% better than Tuscaloosa
 Tuscaloosa, ALBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny214  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index5.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  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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