$100k salary, packing up from Las Vegas
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reno
NV
39.53°N
119.81°W
Reno calls itself the Biggest Little City in the World and means it: casinos and neon, sure, but also a quietly cool downtown, a strong outdoor culture (Tahoe is 45 minutes south), and the Truckee River running right through the middle of everything. The University of Nevada keeps things young. Burning Man buses depart from here every August. Sunnier and drier than people expect.
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more each month than Las Vegas ran you
Barely costlier than Las Vegas. If Reno pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
10% more expensive than Las Vegas(vs $1,731/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Las Vegas
$6,425/mo
$177 less than Las Vegas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
27% more expensive than Las Vegas
vs $451k in Las Vegas
565k
vs 2.3M in Las Vegas
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Las Vegas gets 210 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 28 days drop below 20° vs Las Vegas's 0.
Noticeably quieter than Las Vegas. About 97% fewer events on a typical month.
71/100
11% lower than Las Vegas
vs 80/100 in Las Vegas
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
16% higher than Las Vegas
vs 82/100 in Las Vegas
13
90% fewer than Las Vegas
vs 133 nonstops in Las Vegas
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