$100k salary, packing up from Springfield
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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 Springfield, every month
Las Vegas gives you room Springfield doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
10% cheaper than Springfield(vs $1,913/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Springfield
vs 5% in Springfield
$6,602/mo
$598 more than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
21% more expensive than Springfield
vs $373k in Springfield
2.3M
vs 460k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Springfield only manages 147 of those. The trade is summer: 104 days above 95°, vs 1 in Springfield.
A real upgrade on things to do: 584.7× Springfield's pace.
80/100
21% higher than Springfield
vs 66/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
6% lower than Springfield
vs 87/100 in Springfield
133
412% more than Springfield
vs 26 nonstops in Springfield
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