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Wake Forest, NC vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield has 84.3% less rainy days than Wake Forest.
- Bakersfield has 27.1% more Sunny Days than Wake Forest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 8.0% better than Wake Forest
 Wake Forest, NCBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny214  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Wake Forest    5 Reviews

Im a 22 year old male from Denver Colorado.im looking to relocate and transfer for work . Colorado has high taxes and high cost of living and also to much snow during  More

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Relocating from New York City three years ago took some adjustment and once settled in Wake Forest I was able to breath a little bit easier. The pace is something you  More

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The Triangle is a great place to work and live, more reasonable than the North but more expensive than most places in the South. We live in a beautiful  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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