Las Vegas vs DC vs Cleveland (Chicago, cons, economy, beautiful)
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DC shows over 1150 crimes per 100,000 almost 70% greater than Las Vegas Metro.
I know you folks don't live there...but I would think many do work there.
Las Vegas metro area is Clark county. LVMPD doesn't have jurisdiction over all of Clark counties areas. You're also only looking at the city of Washington. So you really didn't refute me...
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You are of course welcome to your opinion. I would point out that the strip is one of the heaviest pedestrian concentration in the world. Practically you can't get any higher.
No, it's not. And the bolded part destroys all your credibility.
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Cost of living becomes very difficult when you don't like the answers. C of L in Washington is listed by the NYTimes as 38% higher than Las Vegs while wages for equivalent jobs are only 9% higher. Basically if you are not rich Washington is a fiscal disaster.
I understand cost of living very well. You just think it's as simple as using a calculator. And like I said, I'm not expecting the D.C. area to be as cheap as LV, as D.C. is more affluent and people have higher paying careers. Plus living in the D.C. area has much more advantages in terms of people, schools, things to do, location, careers, etc.
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Again your opinions appear to exceed your knowledge. There are tracts that will match up to anything you find in suburban Washington and they will be newer and in better shape. They will also cost only 1/2 or 1/3 as much.
Reality is tough.
The reality is that NW Washington alone trumps anything in the Vegas area. Suburbs like Bethesda, Potomac, Burke, Alexandria, etc. etc. also put anything in and around LV to shame. Many of these places have top-notch architecture, homes that have stood the test of time, greenery, etc.
Las Vegas Metro Population in 1990: 741,459
Las Vegas Metro Population in 2013: 2,027,868
Wait.....didn't I say city. Not county and you actually even bolded me saying city so what was the point of posting invalid and useless data not related to the topic. Haha people are moving back into dc from its outer suburbs because of the gentrification although thanks for the invalid point trying to be made.
Regarding the figures you posted, I wonder if that includes the massive amount of money people have to give up in DC for Income Tax?
Probably not enough to put the income levels down there with Las Vegas and just enough to support good schools, transportation, public services, etc. that are needed for an important economic powerhouse like the Washington D.C. metro area.
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As far as crime goes, there's an easy way to find out where your city stands compared to others.
You just posted stuff that I already know. That wikipedia page also gets the data from the FBI. I'll say it again:
D.C. and Cleveland have higher violent crime rates than Las Vegas. But when you compare the metro areas (which includes the central city and it's surrounding areas), Las Vegas doesn't fare to well in comparison. That's because Cleveland and D.C. have better suburbs to balance that out.
Las Vegas metro area is Clark county. LVMPD doesn't have jurisdiction over all of Clark counties areas. You're also only looking at the city of Washington. So you really didn't refute me...
No, it's not. And the bolded part destroys all your credibility.
I understand cost of living very well. You just think it's as simple as using a calculator. And like I said, I'm not expecting the D.C. area to be as cheap as LV, as D.C. is more affluent and people have higher paying careers. Plus living in the D.C. area has much more advantages in terms of people, schools, things to do, location, careers, etc.
The reality is that NW Washington alone trumps anything in the Vegas area. Suburbs like Bethesda, Potomac, Burke, Alexandria, etc. etc. also put anything in and around LV to shame. Many of these places have top-notch architecture, homes that have stood the test of time, greenery, etc.
Las Vegas metro area is Clark county. LVMPD doesn't have jurisdiction over all of Clark counties areas. You're also only looking at the city of Washington. So you really didn't refute me...
No, it's not. And the bolded part destroys all your credibility.
I understand cost of living very well. You just think it's as simple as using a calculator. And like I said, I'm not expecting the D.C. area to be as cheap as LV, as D.C. is more affluent and people have higher paying careers. Plus living in the D.C. area has much more advantages in terms of people, schools, things to do, location, careers, etc.
The reality is that NW Washington alone trumps anything in the Vegas area. Suburbs like Bethesda, Potomac, Burke, Alexandria, etc. etc. also put anything in and around LV to shame. Many of these places have top-notch architecture, homes that have stood the test of time, greenery, etc.
Are those houses? Apartments? Row housing isn't appealing.
At least your can landscape your yard... Oh wait...
Saying row homes aren't appealing is an opinion. Then you must think nyc is ugly and San francisco, Boston and baltimore? DC is a city not a suburb so it won't have homes with acres of land and what MAJOR cities have land with big cookie cutter suburban homes....oh wait :/
Saying row homes aren't appealing is an opinion. Then you must think nyc is ugly and San francisco, Boston and baltimore? DC is a city not a suburb so it won't have homes with acres of land and what MAJOR cities have land with big cookie cutter suburban homes....oh wait :/
Let's see... I live in the CITY of Las Vegas and I have a nicely landscaped yard... I had a house in Milwaukee and had a nice landscaped yard.
Row houses are essentially condos... You are sharing a wall with someone... That is not a "home"... A home would completely yours.
Not to mention row houses don't give you an ounce of outdoor privacy... Also taking away from a real home experience.
Pretty sad when there is more grass on the ground in the middle of the desert than that concrete neighborhood we were shown.
Let's see... I live in the CITY of Las Vegas and I have a nicely landscaped yard... I had a house in Milwaukee and had a nice landscaped yard.
Row houses are essentially condos... You are sharing a wall with someone... That is not a "home"... A home would completely yours.
Not to mention row houses don't give you an ounce of outdoor privacy... Also taking away from a real home experience.
Pretty sad when there is more grass on the ground in the middle of the desert than that concrete neighborhood we were shown.
First of all miluakee isn't a major city, saw how I said major? Like I said a lot of people find rowhomes beautiful, especially the old historical ones like in georgetown etc. it's an aquirred taste, that's your preference. If I wanted a big house and lots of land I would move out into the suburbs, what you hate is apart of city life it's crowded. You can't bash DC for row homes when that's what almost every major U.S. city has.....like I said. You must not like San francisco and New York city
because thats even worse
Saw how I said what major cities have those homes....my point exactly...barley. And miluakee isn't a major city so poor argument on your part....oh goodness.
First of all miluakee isn't a major city, saw how I said major? Like I said a lot of people find rowhomes beautiful, especially the old historical ones like in georgetown etc. it's an aquirred taste, that's your preference. If I wanted a big house and lots of land I would move out into the suburbs, what you hate is apart of city life it's crowded. You can't bash DC for row homes when that's what almost every major U.S. city has.....like I said. You must not like San francisco and New York city
because thats even worse
Saw how I said what major cities have those homes....my point exactly...barley. And miluakee isn't a major city so poor argument on your part....oh goodness.
Just because they're not a major city does not give you the right to swipe their W.
Put it back.
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