$100k a year, no longer in Birmingham
changea 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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under Birmingham, every month
Las Vegas and Birmingham land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
23% more expensive than Birmingham(vs $1,407/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Birmingham
vs 5% in Birmingham
$6,602/mo
$92 more than Birmingham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
73% more expensive than Birmingham
vs $261k in Birmingham
2.3M
vs 1.2M in Birmingham
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Birmingham only manages 171 of those. The trade is summer: 104 days above 95°, vs 28 in Birmingham.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 39.0× more on the calendar than Birmingham.
80/100
31% higher than Birmingham
vs 61/100 in Birmingham
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
4% higher than Birmingham
vs 79/100 in Birmingham
133
565% more than Birmingham
vs 20 nonstops in Birmingham
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