Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Poll: Non-residents would like to live in Las Vegas

Strip from the Stratosphere

Justin M. Bowen

The Las Vegas Strip from the top of the Stratosphere.

If given a choice, a large number of Americans would like to call Las Vegas home.

That’s according to a recent Harris Interactive poll, which put Las Vegas at No. 8 in a list of cities that people would most like to live in or near.

No. 1 was New York, which has topped the list almost every year since 1997. Denver and San Francisco tied at No. 2, followed by San Diego, Seattle, Chicago and Boston. After Las Vegas, Washington, D.C., and Dallas rounded out the Top 10.

Phoenix, which was No. 8 last year, didn't appear on this year’s list.

The poll also asked respondents which state they would choose to live in. California was No. 1, followed by Florida, Hawaii, Texas, Colorado and Arizona. Nevada didn't appear on that list.

For both parts of the survey, respondents couldn't choose the city or state where they currently live.

In its analysis of the results, Harris noted that the most popular states and cities where large numbers of people would like to live were those that attract tourists and businesses. Climate also seems to be a factor, with most states and cities at the top having warm climates, the research firm said.

Harris also pointed out that California remained at the top of the list despite its budget problems.

According to its methodology, Harris surveyed 2,984 adults online between Aug. 10 and Aug. 18. It accounted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, region and income in its calculations to bring the numbers into proportion with the actual population.

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