on $100k a year, leaving Kingsport
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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the monthly premium over Kingsport
You'd pay for Las Vegas. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
25% more expensive than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Kingsport
$6,602/mo
$348 less than Kingsport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
85% more expensive than Kingsport
vs $244k in Kingsport
2.3M
vs 312k in Kingsport
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Kingsport keeps to 188 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 104 days a year clear 95°, well past Kingsport's 1.
A month here packs 438.5× the events of Kingsport.
80/100
36% higher than Kingsport
vs 59/100 in Kingsport
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
11% higher than Kingsport
vs 74/100 in Kingsport
133
3225% more than Kingsport
vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport
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