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Las Vegas, NV cityscape

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Las Vegas

nv · metro 2.3M

photo: Perry Z / pexels

a 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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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$539

under Hagerstown, every month

Not a fortune, but real money. Las Vegas runs cheaper than Hagerstown month over month.
landable, recorded on the las vegas entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,731/mo

9% more expensive than Hagerstown(vs $1,587/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$683/mo less in state tax than Hagerstown

vs 8.2% in Hagerstown

03after rent

$6,602/mo

$539 more than Hagerstown

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$451k

40% more expensive than Hagerstown

vs $321k in Hagerstown

05metro size

2.3M

vs 305k in Hagerstown

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

210

pleasant days a year, in las vegas.

Hagerstown only manages 160 of those. Bring the AC. 104 days a year clear 95°, well past Hagerstown's 6.

A month here packs 194.9× the events of Hagerstown.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

80/100

43% higher than Hagerstown

vs 56/100 in Hagerstown

Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.

·walk score®

82/100

7% lower than Hagerstown

vs 88/100 in Hagerstown

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

133

6550% more than Hagerstown

vs 2 nonstops in Hagerstown

04 · see also

cities that play in las vegas's register:

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better weather

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