Would you recommend Bakersfield for a recent college grad? (Fresno: for sale, crime)

[City Boy]

Originally Posted by TimC2462

I'm not sure why people are so quick to dismiss Bakersfield as one of the worse towns to avoid in California.

Because it sucks there. If he's going from NYC to a place like Bakersfield he'll end up regretting it like nothing else in his life.

[Roaddog]

Originally Posted by City Boy

Because it sucks there. If he's going from NYC to a place like Bakersfield he'll end up regretting it like nothing else in his life.

How do you know that? You should let the people who know bakersfield give their opinion instead of bashing a place you don't live.

[FresnoFacts]

INC Magazine just rated the best places for doing business in the US for 2008. The ratings are based on employment growth in 335 metro areas.

Bakersfield was the highest rated California area, coming in at #38.
Small Business Resources for the Entrepreneur from Inc.com

California areas
38 Bakersfield
106 Stockton
111 Santa Cruz-Watsonville
132 Visalia-Porterville
135 Merced
136 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
147 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
149 San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
159 Fresno
181 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
185 Chico
186 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville
197 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
203 Redding
211 Santa Rosa-Petaluma
219 Salinas
224 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
246 Modesto
265 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
274 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
285 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
299 Vallejo-Fairfield
300 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

[Caliguy2007]

Sometimes people want a change from a hectic big city life to a more slower paced lifestyle.

Originally Posted by City Boy

Because it sucks there. If he's going from NYC to a place like Bakersfield he'll end up regretting it like nothing else in his life.

[City Boy]

Originally Posted by Roaddog

How do you know that? You should let the people who know bakersfield give their opinion instead of bashing a place you don't live.

What else is to know. I was there for 3 days for work and was willing to drive into LA after my meetings just to escape the place. 3 days was more than enough time for me to shape my opinion.

[Roaddog]

Originally Posted by City Boy

What else is to know. I was there for 3 days for work and was willing to drive into LA after my meetings just to escape the place. 3 days was more than enough time for me to shape my opinion.

Case closed

[City Boy]

Originally Posted by Roaddog

Case closed

You're right case is closed. There is nothing to see there. It's a stopping point if you happen to get lost on your way to LA and veer off 5. There is a city in the Bay Area that is almost identical to Bakersfield, it's called Concord. Same weather, same demographics, Same nothingness. Only difference is Concord is surrounded by places worth living in.

[TimC2462]

Originally Posted by City Boy

You're right case is closed. There is nothing to see there. It's a stopping point if you happen to get lost on your way to LA and veer off 5. There is a city in the Bay Area that is almost identical to Bakersfield, it's called Concord. Same weather, same demographics, Same nothingness. Only difference is Concord is surrounded by places worth living in.

Perhaps you can enlighten us about the cons of staying in Bakersfield. Otherwise, repeating things like "there's nothing to see in Bakersfield" isn't going to offer any constructive feedback to the original poster.

Tim C.

[FresnoFacts]

"nothing to see" sounds like a tourist board comment. I don't think even most Bakersfield residents would consider it a place for a non-resident to vacation anymore than Oakland or Concord are considered vacation spots.

But this board is about living there, not spending 2 or 3 days on a vacation. Things that people want in a place to live (housing, employment, friends and neighbors, etc.) are different than a weekend getaway.

[City Boy]

Originally Posted by TimC2462

Perhaps you can enlighten us about the cons of staying in Bakersfield. Otherwise, repeating things like "there's nothing to see in Bakersfield" isn't going to offer any constructive feedback to the original poster.

Tim C.

1. It's too hot.

2. There are no great places to eat.

3. There is nothing to do at night or during the day for that matter.

4. It's not visually appealing

5. All Around BORING.

There is a reason everybody I went to college with who happen to be from Bakersfield HATED it. But if you enjoy it so be it.