| 8.5% |
Friendly, caring people, community volunteers, easy to get involved in (6.0); community minded, compassionate (2.5) |
| 8.3% |
Location: close to oceans,
mountains, urban, easy access to world, close to farms(7.9);
Transportation hub structure: air, rail, trucking (0.4) |
| 7.7% |
Entertainment-Variety(2.8);malls(2.4), movie
theaters(1.2);Marketplace(0.9);Crystal Palace(0.3);night clubs(0.1) |
| 6.5% |
Parks-Neighborhood parks-Panorama parks (2.6); outdoor rec
(1.9);open space (0.9); KR Parkway (1.1) |
| 5.4% |
K-12 Education |
| 5.3% |
Diversity-Cultural diversity (including religions) (2.2); churches
(1.2); museums (0.5); cultural activities theatre, arts, Fox (1.4) |
| 4.9% |
Centennial Garden |
| 4.9% |
Business activity, economic activity (1.4); job
opportunities (2.2);family-owned business (0.5);business climate (0.4);
affordable labor (0.2); partnerships (0.2) |
| 4.8% |
Affordable housing |
| 4.6% |
Cost of living |
| 4.4% |
Traffic-Relatively light traffic, uncongested -comparatively speaking,
proximity, commute (3.7); Wide roads-6 lane roads/transportation (0.7) |
| 4.3% |
Small city-small town character/atmosphere (4.0); small town (0.1);
peaceful & relaxed (0.2) |
| 4.1% |
Family oriented-Good place to raise family (3.0); Family and friends
(1.1) |
| 3.7% |
Education-College opportunities: CSUB
and Bakersfield College (3.6); CSUB (0.1) |
| 3.1% |
Downtown redevelopment/streetscape, revitalization |
| 2.9% |
Law enforcement agencies strong and do an excellent job, safe streets |
| 2.3% |
Climate Cool evenings, spring and summer/nice summer nights |
| 2.2% |
World leader in agriculture and oil-Greatest Ag area in
world |
| 1.9% |
Restaurants |
| 1.5% |
Medical facilities-close |
| 1.3% |
Community pride/history |
| 1.0% |
Accessible public officials |
| 0.9% |
River runs through Greater Bakersfield |
| 0.8% |
Youth Activities |
|
|
| 0.6% |
Sports teams-Bakersfield Blaze & Bakersfield Condors(0.4); sports
facilities, soccer park, mesa marin(0.2) |
| 0.5% |
Bakersfield Business Conference |
| 0.4% |
Skate parks |
| 0.4% |
Public/social services |
| 0.4% |
Clean city |
| 0.4% |
Public Transportation GET |
| 0.3% |
Fair and Fairgrounds |
| 0.3% |
Kern County Network for children |
| 0.3% |
Natural surroundings-Beautiful city- rolling, golden hills-NE Bks(5)
viewMtn(3) |
| 0.2% |
Land-Room to grow, ie: airport |
| 0.2% |
Conservative community |
| 0.2% |
Southwest Area-Growth in SW Bakersfield-clean, newer houses. Schools are
better |
| 0.1% |
Water |
| 0.1% |
Community organizations, Old Towne Kern |
| 0.1% |
Natural disasters-Few natural disasters |
