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Olympia, WA cityscape

next stop after cape coral

Olympia

wa · metro 299k

a dispatch from

olympia

WA

47.04°N

122.90°W

Olympia is the Washington state capital, much smaller and chiller than Seattle. Evergreen State College gives it a hippie-anarchist energy (the riot grrrl music movement essentially started here, with Bikini Kill and Sleater-Kinney's name coming from a local road). The capitol dome is one of the tallest in the country. Puget Sound oysters are the regional star. Mossy, mellow, and underrated.

metro299k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$132

more each month than Cape Coral ran you

Olympia edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
landable, recorded on the olympia entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,991/mo

7% more expensive than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$6,342/mo

$132 less than Cape Coral

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$533k

50% more expensive than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

299k

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in olympia.

Cape Coral actually gets more: 250 pleasant days a year.

·outdoorscore

80/100

45% higher than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

Closest outdoor draw: Mount Rainier National Park, 41.9 mi.

·walk score®

88/100

110% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

173% more than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

neighbors of olympia on the map of tradeoffs:

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