Mortgage payments would soar to an estimated Â£1,400, almost double what the average homebuyer claims they can afford, should variable rates rise from 4 per cent to six per cent at the end of a typical two-year fixed deal.
Note that zip codes are a crude measure. The highest crime area in town 89109 actually has two completely different mechanisms...the huge number of tourist on the strip is one part and a very nasty area to the northern end the other.
The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South in Clark County, Nevada, known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. The Strip is approximately 4.2 miles (6.8 km) in length, located immediately south of the Las Vegas city limits in the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester. However, the Strip is often referred to as being in Las Vegas.