$100k salary, packing up from Dayton
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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the monthly premium over Dayton
Barely costlier than Dayton. If Las Vegas pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
31% more expensive than Dayton(vs $1,321/mo)
0%
$332/mo less in state tax than Dayton
vs 3.99% in Dayton
$6,602/mo
$78 less than Dayton
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
225% more expensive than Dayton
vs $139k in Dayton
2.3M
vs 808k in Dayton
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Dayton only logs 171 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 104 days top 95° vs Dayton's 0.
250.6× the events of Dayton, and the calendar shows it.
80/100
29% higher than Dayton
vs 62/100 in Dayton
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
8% lower than Dayton
vs 89/100 in Dayton
133
731% more than Dayton
vs 16 nonstops in Dayton
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