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Bakersfield, CA vs Redding, CA

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Highlights
- Redding has 426.4% more rainy days than Bakersfield.
- Redding has 8.5% less Sunny Days than Bakersfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Redding scores 3.7% worse than Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CARedding, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock81106
 Sunny272  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5642443
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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Reviews for Redding    61 Reviews

What an amazing place to live. No place is perfect but the people here are friendly with several parks nearby and many miles of trails from Road Biking to MBT. Check out  More

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Take a hike if you don't like different points of view, religious or generally conservative people. No one will miss you. California has been going in the wrong  More

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Over 4 years ago

I retired to Redding 6 years ago and I can truthfully say that I made a huge mistake. If you are looking to move to an area that has; thriving arts scene, gourmet  More

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