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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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more expensive each month than Gainesville
Las Vegas edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
5% more expensive than Gainesville(vs $1,645/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Gainesville
$6,602/mo
$86 less than Gainesville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
42% more expensive than Gainesville
vs $317k in Gainesville
2.3M
vs 350k in Gainesville
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Gainesville only manages 206 of those. Bring the AC. 104 days a year clear 95°, well past Gainesville's 17.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1169.3× more on the calendar than Gainesville.
80/100
27% higher than Gainesville
vs 63/100 in Gainesville
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
10% lower than Gainesville
vs 91/100 in Gainesville
133
2560% more than Gainesville
vs 5 nonstops in Gainesville
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