$100k a year, no longer in El Paso
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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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the monthly cost of moving past El Paso
You'd pay for Las Vegas. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
18% more expensive than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)
0%
vs 0% in El Paso
$6,602/mo
$258 less than El Paso
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
95% more expensive than El Paso
vs $231k in El Paso
2.3M
vs 872k in El Paso
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
El Paso actually gets more: 222 pleasant days a year. The trade is summer: 104 days above 95°, vs 60 in El Paso.
A month here packs 116.9× the events of El Paso.
80/100
23% higher than El Paso
vs 65/100 in El Paso
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
12% lower than El Paso
vs 93/100 in El Paso
133
923% more than El Paso
vs 13 nonstops in El Paso
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