Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell → Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Pros of Moving
- + $85/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + Fewer environmental violations
Cons of Moving
- - $3K lower median salary
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More expensive childcare
Moving from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell to Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 100.1 to 100.2 (100 = US average), so a Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell salary needs to be multiplied by 1.00 to hold the same purchasing power in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,820/month in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell to $1,735/month in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas - a lower monthly bill of $85, or $1,020/year. That rent delta alone is often the single biggest line item when relocating.
Wages tell the other half. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report a median salary of $72,107 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell versus $69,586 in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas - a raw gap of $2,521 lower. The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas labor market has 1,114,750 tracked jobs against 2,837,930 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, shaping how easy it is to find a comparable role. Combine that with the cost-of-living shift above and you get the real purchasing-power delta, sometimes a "higher salary" is actually a pay cut once rent and RPP are applied.
Safety, schools, and childcare round out the move. FBI UCR violent crime rates near Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell and Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas are 300 and 407 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 14.4:1 at origin versus 20.5:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $6,591/year in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell versus $10,033/year in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas. Our composite verdict - Less Favorable - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.
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Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026
Data Sources
- Cost of Living: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Regional Price Parities
- Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR)
- Wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES)
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) - state level
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Childcare: Department of Labor (DOL) - state level
- Environment: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.