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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

$2,039

below Oxnard's monthly cost

In Las Vegas, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
landable, recorded on the las vegas entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,731/mo

42% cheaper than Oxnard(vs $2,995/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$775/mo less in state tax than Oxnard

vs 9.3% in Oxnard

03after rent

$6,602/mo

$2,039 more than Oxnard

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

04a house here

$451k

51% cheaper than Oxnard

vs $923k in Oxnard

05metro size

2.3M

vs 830k in Oxnard

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

210

pleasant days a year, in las vegas.

Oxnard edges ahead with 342 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 104 days top 95° vs Oxnard's 0.

146.2× the events of Oxnard, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

80/100

8% higher than Oxnard

vs 74/100 in Oxnard

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

·walk score®

82/100

15% lower than Oxnard

vs 96/100 in Oxnard

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

133

0% fewer than Oxnard

vs 0 nonstops in Oxnard

04 · see also

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