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West El Paso by Coronado Country Club and parts of the east side on the outer edge are pretty nice. EP is super isolated which would be a huge drawback for me.
Never been to Bakersfield but the SW side looks nice, proximity to LA is a plus too. It also appears to be significantly more diverse than El Paso. Maybe Fresno would be a better comparison?
El Paso is a hub for a vast region in the middle of the Chihuahuan desert. As a city, one of the most important international borders in a rather isolated region, means that El Paso is going to have more going on than a city of its size in the Central Valley of California.
Bakersfield's advantage is that it is in California, close to the Sierras, day trip distance to the central coast, and all that LA has to offer for a day or weekend trip. However, the city itself doesn't have much going on, and like others mentioned, the immediate environs are flat dusty farmland.
I've been to both cities and Bakersfield's major advantage is Location,Location,Location....Your not too far from Los Angeles,San Diego,The Coast,Mountains,Lakes,Rivers,and Las Vegas and Hawaii is not too far away either.
Bakersfield also seems more greener and seems to have a more variety of neighborhoods and housing styles than what you see in El Paso.
El Paso seems way too remote and isolated.
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