with $100k coming in, swapping out of Winston-Salem
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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 Winston-Salem's monthly cost
Las Vegas and Winston-Salem land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
15% more expensive than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Winston-Salem
vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem
$6,602/mo
$152 more than Winston-Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
59% more expensive than Winston-Salem
vs $283k in Winston-Salem
2.3M
vs 696k in Winston-Salem
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Winston-Salem only logs 186 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 104 days top 95° vs Winston-Salem's 8.
80/100
48% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
15% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem
133
0% fewer than Winston-Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem
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