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Las Vegas

nv · metro 2.3M

photo: Perry Z / pexels

a dispatch from

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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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$249

under Albuquerque, every month

Las Vegas is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
landable, recorded on the las vegas entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,731/mo

16% more expensive than Albuquerque(vs $1,489/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$492/mo less in state tax than Albuquerque

vs 5.9% in Albuquerque

03after rent

$6,602/mo

$249 more than Albuquerque

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$451k

28% more expensive than Albuquerque

vs $351k in Albuquerque

05metro size

2.3M

vs 924k in Albuquerque

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

210

pleasant days a year, in las vegas.

Albuquerque only manages 205 of those. Bring the AC. 104 days a year clear 95°, well past Albuquerque's 34.

A month here packs 83.5× the events of Albuquerque.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

80/100

1% lower than Albuquerque

vs 81/100 in Albuquerque

Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.

·walk score®

82/100

13% lower than Albuquerque

vs 94/100 in Albuquerque

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

133

478% more than Albuquerque

vs 23 nonstops in Albuquerque

04 · see also

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minneapolis

similar overall lifestyle

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better weather

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