UTAH Icons of the West NEVADA

from 2021 Summer Ideal-LIVING

Investing in Your Well-Being

When you imagine the American West, the mental picture you paint most likely looks like Utah. With five national parks — Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, Capitol Reef, and Canyonlands — along with Monument Valley and Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument, Utah’s landscapes are as iconic as they are magnificent.

With a population of around 200,000 people, Salt Lake City is a well-appointed city with the amenities you would expect, including theaters, museums, and lush public parks. The Gallery Stroll is a favorite local event: every third Friday of the month, nearly 40 galleries across the city are open after hours to allow visitors to browse their collections and meet the artists.

Forty minutes away, in Park City, the world-famous Sundance Film Festival is a platform for the most talked-about films of the year. The festival is open to the public, and singlefilm tickets are $15. Locals can even buy their tickets ahead of the rest of the world.

Utah locals also enjoy a cost of living that is 5% less than the national average and a 0.63% effective real estate tax. Income tax is set at 4.95% for all income earned.

More Than Meets The Eye

Sure, the high-rolling and hard-partying Las Vegas is what most people associate with Nevada. But go outside the shining lights of the city, and you’ll find a stark land filled with the raw power and allure of Mother Nature. Find petroglyphs among the pink and red-hued sandstone of the Valley of Fire State Park. In Red Rock Canyon State Park, hike amongst geological formations that reveal the history of our planet in their striated layers. At Lake Tahoe, you can paddleboard on crystal-clear waters, or ski the snow-capped peaks, depending on the season. And once a year in Black Rock Desert, hundreds of thousands of like-minded people gather for Burning Man, a celebration of art, self-expression, and community.

Just south of Las Vegas, you’ll find Henderson, a small city with an ever-growing downtown; the city itself is close enough to Vegas if you’re feeling like a big night out, but far enough removed to be its own entity. Carson City, situated on the shores of Lake Tahoe, has tons of small-town charm and very affordable houses. Luckily, the effective real estate tax rate is 0.60%, and there’s no state income tax.

Love life and have fun living it.

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