$100k a year, no longer in Durham
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 Durham, every month
Las Vegas is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
3% more expensive than Durham(vs $1,684/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Durham
vs 4.5% in Durham
$6,602/mo
$328 more than Durham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
9% more expensive than Durham
vs $415k in Durham
2.3M
vs 609k in Durham
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Durham only logs 178 pleasant days. Summer asks for something in return: 104 days top 95° here, 19 in Durham.
A month here packs 100.2× the events of Durham.
80/100
60% higher than Durham
vs 50/100 in Durham
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
3% higher than Durham
vs 80/100 in Durham
133
241% more than Durham
vs 39 nonstops in Durham
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