$100k a year, no longer in Knoxville
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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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less monthly outlay than Knoxville
On paper, Las Vegas and Knoxville are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
0% more expensive than Knoxville(vs $1,731/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Knoxville
$6,602/mo
$0 more than Knoxville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
24% more expensive than Knoxville
vs $364k in Knoxville
2.3M
vs 947k in Knoxville
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Knoxville barely cracks 189 pleasant ones. Summer asks for something in return: 104 days top 95° here, 3 in Knoxville.
A month here packs 83.5× the events of Knoxville.
80/100
16% higher than Knoxville
vs 69/100 in Knoxville
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
15% higher than Knoxville
vs 71/100 in Knoxville
133
682% more than Knoxville
vs 17 nonstops in Knoxville
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