same $100k income, fresh start from Allentown
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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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cheaper each month than Allentown
Not a fortune, but real money. Las Vegas runs cheaper than Allentown month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
4% cheaper than Allentown(vs $1,809/mo)
0%
$256/mo less in state tax than Allentown
vs 3.07% in Allentown
$6,602/mo
$333 more than Allentown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
25% more expensive than Allentown
vs $359k in Allentown
2.3M
vs 874k in Allentown
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Allentown only manages 157 of those. Bring the AC. 104 days a year clear 95°, well past Allentown's 2.
12893% more happening than in Allentown.
80/100
10% higher than Allentown
vs 73/100 in Allentown
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
5% lower than Allentown
vs 86/100 in Allentown
133
1378% more than Allentown
vs 9 nonstops in Allentown
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