[quote=CDMA ENG]I’ll tell you why not to live there.

Quality of people.

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The short of it is… Vegas Sucks! Go to Phx if you really want Cheap. 1/2 Day drive to SD, 3 hours to the Mountain and Flagstaff… Cheap housing… Nice people… More things to do and good mexican food.

CE Former Vegas Resident.[/quote]

Good information, thank you.

Posting AZ tax brackets for reference:

Tax Bracket (yearly earnings) Tax Rate (%) [1]
$0+ 3%
$10,000+ 3%
$25,000+ 3%
$50,000+ 4%
$150,000+ 5%

CA:
Tax Bracket (yearly earnings) Tax Rate (%) [1]
$0+ 1%
$7,168+ 2%
$16,994+ 4%
$26,821+ 6%
$37,233+ 8%
$47,055+ 10%
$1,000,000+ 11

source:
tax-rates.org