Sorry about the delay. I left the computer to get my hair done, and it took all afternoon...
Las Vegas is the one place I've lived longer than any other, so it's "home" to me. Tucson is actually wetter than Vegas...Vegas has 3" a year and Tucson has 12" of "wet." Tucson also has monsoons during July and August, every day during that time, and it's just too much for me.
I don't gamble so Vegas has no allure for me that way. But I know the "town" much better than I know Tucson. And my daughter still lives here, so she is also an "attraction."
(I'm also a native Nevadan!)
The high desert IS a place of extremes, but I like the 115 degree heat in the summer. :o]
Hows 'Face? Hows Vegas?
You must pay a lot more for water in Vegas than Tucson. 3"-12" is scant rain for anyplace. I don't know how much rain we get a year, but I'll be willing to bet it's a multiple of yours.
I've never been to either place, but some day I'll be making the Gem Show in February.