This is very belated, but thanks for the answer. I only asked because I lived in Nevada only to move back to the Midwest for a job opportunity. I kind of miss it, as it is much more scenic than where I am in the Midwest, but at the same time the jobs are simply not there.

>I think the most important thing is cost

I completely agree, where I live houses aren't exactly cheap, and we have high state property taxes. It gets even worse if you move towards the local college town which has seen a huge bump in housing prices along with additional property taxes added on. It's a shame that western NV doesn't have more UX jobs, but at the same time, remote work may change that.