on $100k a year, leaving Detroit
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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below Detroit's monthly cost
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Las Vegas is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
18% more expensive than Detroit(vs $1,472/mo)
0%
$354/mo less in state tax than Detroit
vs 4.25% in Detroit
$6,602/mo
$95 more than Detroit
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
72% more expensive than Detroit
vs $262k in Detroit
2.3M
vs 4.3M in Detroit
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Detroit keeps to 160 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 104 days a year clear 95°, well past Detroit's 0.
3798% more happening than in Detroit.
80/100
70% higher than Detroit
vs 47/100 in Detroit
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
17% lower than Detroit
vs 99/100 in Detroit
133
1% fewer than Detroit
vs 135 nonstops in Detroit
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