$100k a year, no longer in Roanoke
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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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under Roanoke, every month
Cost barely budges between Las Vegas and Roanoke. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
25% more expensive than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
0%
$479/mo less in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$6,602/mo
$130 more than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
52% more expensive than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
2.3M
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Roanoke barely cracks 179 pleasant ones. Heat is the cost: 104 days top 95° vs Roanoke's 2.
A real upgrade on things to do: 292.3× Roanoke's pace.
80/100
16% higher than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
13% lower than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
133
1378% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
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