on $100k a year, leaving Olympia
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akron
OH
41.08°N
81.52°W
Akron was the Rubber City (Goodyear, Firestone, BFGoodrich all built here), and the legacy still shapes its industrial bones. LeBron James is from Akron and never forgets it. The Goodyear blimp is based in town. The Cuyahoga Valley National Park is just north, with waterfalls and rail-trails. Cheaper than Cleveland, with its own quiet charm.
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lighter monthly cost than Olympia
Akron gives you room Olympia doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
37% cheaper than Olympia(vs $1,991/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Olympia
vs 0% in Olympia
$6,742/mo
$400 more than Olympia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
56% cheaper than Olympia
vs $533k in Olympia
698k
vs 299k in Olympia
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Olympia edges ahead with 182 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 40 days under 20°, vs 2 in Olympia.
65/100
19% lower than Olympia
vs 80/100 in Olympia
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
14% lower than Olympia
vs 88/100 in Olympia
11
88% fewer than Olympia
vs 90 nonstops in Olympia
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