on $100k a year, leaving Houston
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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more each month than Houston ran you
Barely costlier than Houston. If Las Vegas pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
8% more expensive than Houston(vs $1,610/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Houston
$6,602/mo
$121 less than Houston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
45% more expensive than Houston
vs $311k in Houston
2.3M
vs 7.5M in Houston
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Houston only logs 171 pleasant days. Summer asks for something in return: 104 days top 95° here, 54 in Houston.
1555% more happening than in Houston.
80/100
45% higher than Houston
vs 55/100 in Houston
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
6% higher than Houston
vs 77/100 in Houston
133
24% fewer than Houston
vs 176 nonstops in Houston
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