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Culture in Bakersfield

Bakersfield ranks #126 of 134 US cities for culture, with a Culture score of 6 — Quiet. That puts it in the 7th percentile nationally and #16 of 18 in California.

Culture score
6
Quiet
National rank
#126 of 134
In California
#16 of 18
Percentile
7th

The typical city scores 50 for culture; Bakersfield sits 44 points below the median.

How culture is measured

Museums, theatres, galleries and arts institutions.

Data sources: OpenStreetMap museums, galleries and theatres plus geo-tagged Wikipedia landmarks, with Google Places ratings adjusting for venue quality.

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Ranked around Bakersfield

  1. T#123 Plano, TX 8
  2. #125 Arlington, TX 7
  3. #126 Bakersfield, CA — this page 6
  4. T#127 Garland, TX 5
  5. T#127 Stockton, CA 5

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Top US cities for culture

  1. #1 Stowe, VT 93
  2. T#2 Gatlinburg, TN 92
  3. T#2 Park City, UT 92
  4. T#2 Telluride, CO 92
  5. T#5 Aspen, CO 91

More about Bakersfield

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