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Bakersfield, CA · the CityFunIndex

City Vibe in Bakersfield

Bakersfield ranks #86 of 134 US cities for city vibe, with a City Vibe score of 36 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 37th percentile nationally and #12 of 18 in California.

City Vibe score
36
Some Fun
National rank
#86 of 134
In California
#12 of 18
Percentile
37th

The typical city scores 50 for city vibe; Bakersfield sits 14 points below the median.

How city vibe is measured

How much the city is talked about and searched for — news and search attention.

Data sources: GDELT news tone and Google Trends search interest (each percentile-ranked, then averaged).

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Ranked around Bakersfield

  1. T#83 Jersey City, NJ 38
  2. #85 Kansas City, MO 37
  3. #86 Bakersfield, CA — this page 36
  4. T#87 Lubbock, TX 35
  5. T#87 Santa Clarita, CA 35

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Top US cities for city vibe

  1. #1 Billings, MT 93
  2. T#2 Birmingham, AL 92
  3. T#2 Nashville, TN 92
  4. T#2 Scottsdale, AZ 92
  5. T#5 Las Vegas, NV 91

More about Bakersfield

Bakersfield scores 0 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: