Beverly Hills vs Las Vegas: tax, residence and cost 2026

Beverly Hills vs Las Vegas.

Beverly Hills against Las Vegas, both in 🇺🇸 United States, on tax, residence, cost, and the life. Same model, same year, no brochure.

In short, current to September 2026

On $1,000,000 of income, Beverly Hills takes an effective 43% and Las Vegas takes 33%, so Las Vegas leaves about $104K more in hand each year on the Patrician.ch 2026 model.
On a capital gain realized after residence begins, Beverly Hills charges 37% and Las Vegas charges 24%. On a $5,000,000 event that is a difference of about $665K.
The United States operates no special regime for arriving foreigners, so both are modeled on ordinary resident rates.
Inheritance, what a child pays: 40% above $15M in Beverly Hills, 40% above $15M in Las Vegas.
Route in: Beverly Hills by Residence by investment, Founder & talent. Las Vegas by Residence by investment, Founder & talent.
Cost of the life is 138 in Beverly Hills against 70 in Las Vegas on the Patrician.ch index where Zurich is 100, and safety 7 against 5 of 10. Both are Patrician.ch editorial indices scored by us, not published statistics.

Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 47 countries and territories. Tax rates, thresholds and routes are sourced. Cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty are Patrician.ch editorial indices. Figures current to September 2026. Updated 29 September 2026. Cite as: Patrician.ch, Beverly Hills (California) vs Las Vegas (Nevada): tax, residence and cost 2026, patrician.ch/compare/bvh-vs-lvs/, September 2026.

	Beverly Hills	Las Vegas
Effective tax at $300K	33%	25%
Effective tax at $1M	43%	33%
Effective tax at $3M	48%	36%
Kept at $1M	$570K	$674K
Capital gains	37%	24%
Inheritance tax, children	40% above $15M	40% above $15M
Cost index (Zurich 100)	138	70
Safety	7/10	5/10
Schools	8/10	4/10
Sun hours	3,250	3,800
Supercar street index	#3	#6
Routes in	Residence by investment, Founder & talent	Residence by investment, Founder & talent
Net millionaire flow, 2025 forecast (country, Henley)	+7,500	+7,500
Flight London	11.7	11.2
Flight New York	5.9	5.4

Simplified marginal model, indicative 2026 brackets, non-US single filer, no social contributions, deductions, wealth taxes, or treaties. Inheritance is shown as it falls on a child, current to September 2026.

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How each profile reads.

For an executive on salary

Las Vegas (Nevada) keeps more of a $1M salary, $104K a year on this model. Beverly Hills (California) answers with schools and safety.

For a founder with an exit

Capital gains: Beverly Hills 37%, Las Vegas 24%. Neither city taxes wealth as such.

For a family

Beverly Hills (California) leads on schools and safety, Las Vegas (Nevada) on a lower cost and sun.

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Questions

Which keeps more of a $1M income, Beverly Hills or Las Vegas?

Las Vegas, by about $104K a year on Patrician.ch's 2026 model.

Beverly Hills takes an effective 43% of $1,000,000 and Las Vegas takes 33%. At $3,000,000 the rates are 48% and 36%.

Which taxes capital gains less, Beverly Hills or Las Vegas?

Las Vegas, at 24% against 37% in Beverly Hills.

On a $5,000,000 liquidity event realized after residence begins, the difference is about $665K.

Which is better for inheritance, Beverly Hills or Las Vegas?

Both tax children. What a child pays: 40% above $15M in Beverly Hills, 40% above $15M in Las Vegas.

The US taxes an estate at 40% above $15M per person in 2026. A US citizen spouse inherits free.

Which is cheaper to live in, Beverly Hills or Las Vegas?

Las Vegas, at 70 on the Patrician.ch cost index against 138 for Beverly Hills, where Zurich is 100.

Safety scores 7 of 10 in Beverly Hills and 5 of 10 in Las Vegas, schools 8 and 4. These are Patrician.ch editorial indices, not published statistics.

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Tax figures use a simplified marginal model with indicative 2026 brackets for a non-US single filer, ignore social contributions, most deductions, wealth taxes, and treaties, and are not advice. Residence rules change often. Verify before acting.