same $100k income, fresh start from Fort Collins
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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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lighter monthly cost than Fort Collins
Not a fortune, but real money. Las Vegas runs cheaper than Fort Collins month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
12% cheaper than Fort Collins(vs $1,971/mo)
0%
$367/mo less in state tax than Fort Collins
vs 4.4% in Fort Collins
$6,602/mo
$606 more than Fort Collins
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
21% cheaper than Fort Collins
vs $572k in Fort Collins
2.3M
vs 371k in Fort Collins
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Fort Collins only logs 177 pleasant days. Summer asks for something in return: 104 days top 95° here, 11 in Fort Collins.
A month here packs 3508.0× the events of Fort Collins.
80/100
16% higher than Fort Collins
vs 69/100 in Fort Collins
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
5% lower than Fort Collins
vs 86/100 in Fort Collins
133
21% fewer than Fort Collins
vs 169 nonstops in Fort Collins
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