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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

$347

more expensive each month than Lubbock

Las Vegas costs more than Lubbock, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
landable, recorded on the las vegas entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,731/mo

25% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Lubbock

03after rent

$6,602/mo

$347 less than Lubbock

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

04a house here

$451k

114% more expensive than Lubbock

vs $211k in Lubbock

05metro size

2.3M

vs 360k in Lubbock

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

210

pleasant days a year, in las vegas.

Lubbock only logs 186 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 104 days top 95° vs Lubbock's 61.

43750% more happening than in Lubbock.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

80/100

1500% higher than Lubbock

vs 5/100 in Lubbock

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

·walk score®

82/100

19% higher than Lubbock

vs 69/100 in Lubbock

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

133

1800% more than Lubbock

vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock

04 · see also

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