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Waterville, ME vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 83.9% less rainy days than Waterville.
- Bakersfield has 38.8% more Sunny Days than Waterville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 26.6% better than Waterville
 Waterville, MEBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall71  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny196  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low8  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index2.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Waterville    8 Reviews

just spend 15 years living in LA and loving it, but now I'm retired and I am priced out. staying in Maine with family. do I move to Central Maine with its myriad  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived here for a decade but only started looking for office space in the last few months. There are lots of affordable places  More

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Over 11 years ago

Maine in general, and Waterville in particular, have been a wonderful place to homeschool our three children. We are able to work with as much or as little interaction  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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