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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

$602

below Minneapolis's monthly cost

You'd feel the difference in Las Vegas. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Minneapolis.
landable, recorded on the las vegas entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,731/mo

3% more expensive than Minneapolis(vs $1,679/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$654/mo less in state tax than Minneapolis

vs 7.85% in Minneapolis

03after rent

$6,602/mo

$602 more than Minneapolis

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

04a house here

$451k

13% more expensive than Minneapolis

vs $398k in Minneapolis

05metro size

2.3M

vs 3.7M in Minneapolis

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

210

pleasant days a year, in las vegas.

Minneapolis only logs 147 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 104 days top 95° vs Minneapolis's 1.

A real upgrade on things to do: 22.3× Minneapolis's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

80/100

5% higher than Minneapolis

vs 76/100 in Minneapolis

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

·walk score®

82/100

12% lower than Minneapolis

vs 93/100 in Minneapolis

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

133

2% more than Minneapolis

vs 130 nonstops in Minneapolis

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as las vegas:

see also

denver

more flight options

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see also

salt lake city

better weather

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see also

trenton

better weather

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