$100k a year, no longer in Santa Rosa
changea 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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under Santa Rosa, every month
Move to Las Vegas and the monthly math gets easier. Santa Rosa's rent is the headline; Las Vegas's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
33% cheaper than Santa Rosa(vs $2,597/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Santa Rosa
vs 9.3% in Santa Rosa
$6,602/mo
$1,641 more than Santa Rosa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
45% cheaper than Santa Rosa
vs $817k in Santa Rosa
2.3M
vs 482k in Santa Rosa
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Santa Rosa has the edge here, logging 254 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 104 days a year clear 95°, well past Santa Rosa's 28.
A month here packs 3508.0× the events of Santa Rosa.
80/100
16% higher than Santa Rosa
vs 69/100 in Santa Rosa
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
16% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 98/100 in Santa Rosa
133
3225% more than Santa Rosa
vs 4 nonstops in Santa Rosa
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