on $100k a year, leaving Akron
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las vegas
NV
36.17°N
115.14°W
Las Vegas is the Strip's neon dream, the desert's quiet edges, and a food scene that has quietly become world-class on the back of all those visiting chefs. Red Rock Canyon is 20 minutes from the Bellagio fountains, which is a useful reset button. Pools open in April and parties go until sunrise. Locals know the best restaurants are always one block off the Strip.
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more each month than Akron ran you
Barely costlier than Akron. If Las Vegas pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
37% more expensive than Akron(vs $1,259/mo)
0%
$332/mo less in state tax than Akron
vs 3.99% in Akron
$6,602/mo
$140 less than Akron
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
91% more expensive than Akron
vs $236k in Akron
2.3M
vs 698k in Akron
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Akron only logs 152 pleasant days. Summer asks for something in return: 104 days top 95° here, 1 in Akron.
106.3× the events of Akron, and the calendar shows it.
80/100
23% higher than Akron
vs 65/100 in Akron
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
8% higher than Akron
vs 76/100 in Akron
133
1109% more than Akron
vs 11 nonstops in Akron
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