$100k salary, packing up from Charlotte
changea 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.
in our guides
the verdict
under Charlotte, every month
On paper, Olympia and Charlotte are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,991/mo
15% more expensive than Charlotte(vs $1,728/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Charlotte
vs 4.5% in Charlotte
$6,342/mo
$112 more than Charlotte
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$533k
36% more expensive than Charlotte
vs $391k in Charlotte
299k
vs 2.8M in Charlotte
field notes, weather & such.
182
pleasant days a year, in olympia.
Charlotte has the edge here, logging 200 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Charlotte stays Infinity× busier.
80/100
57% higher than Charlotte
vs 51/100 in Charlotte
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Rainier National Park, 41.9 mi.
88/100
6% lower than Charlotte
vs 94/100 in Charlotte
90
36% fewer than Charlotte
vs 141 nonstops in Charlotte
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