on $100k a year, leaving Fort Wayne
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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pricier each month than Fort Wayne
Las Vegas costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
46% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Fort Wayne
vs 3% in Fort Wayne
$6,602/mo
$294 less than Fort Wayne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
78% more expensive than Fort Wayne
vs $254k in Fort Wayne
2.3M
vs 458k in Fort Wayne
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Fort Wayne keeps to 161 pleasant days a year. The trade is summer: 104 days above 95°, vs 0 in Fort Wayne.
A month here packs 167.0× the events of Fort Wayne.
80/100
74% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
9% lower than Fort Wayne
vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne
133
1230% more than Fort Wayne
vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne
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