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Visalia, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 32.7% less rainy days than Visalia.
- Bakersfield has 1.1% less Sunny Days than Visalia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 1.2% worse than Visalia
 Visalia, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny275  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  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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