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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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more expensive each month than Mobile
Las Vegas edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
33% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,602/mo
$13 less than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
133% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
2.3M
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Mobile actually gets more: 225 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 104 days a year clear 95°, well past Mobile's 3.
A real upgrade on things to do: 146.2× Mobile's pace.
80/100
36% higher than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
19% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
133
2560% more than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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