$100k salary, packing up from Salinas
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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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below Salinas's monthly cost
Move to Las Vegas and the monthly math gets easier. Salinas's rent is the headline; Las Vegas's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
38% cheaper than Salinas(vs $2,813/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Salinas
vs 9.3% in Salinas
$6,602/mo
$1,857 more than Salinas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
48% cheaper than Salinas
vs $862k in Salinas
2.3M
vs 431k in Salinas
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Salinas actually gets more: 335 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 104 days a year clear 95°, well past Salinas's 0.
80/100
13% higher than Salinas
vs 71/100 in Salinas
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
4% higher than Salinas
vs 79/100 in Salinas
133
2117% more than Salinas
vs 6 nonstops in Salinas
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