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Waterbury, CT vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 86.2% less rainy days than Waterbury.
- Bakersfield has 34.0% more Sunny Days than Waterbury.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 15.7% better than Waterbury
 Waterbury, CTBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall37  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low16  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Waterbury    10 Reviews

Very affordable but it has its own elegant history (Brass City) Almost all residents keep updating their values timely, the largest community, higher cultural  More

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I was born here in 1988 and have lived here after growing up mainly in next-door Watertown (which is outstanding. Go  More

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Over 11 years ago

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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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