$100k salary, packing up from Colorado Springs
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
below Colorado Springs's monthly cost
Olympia and Colorado Springs land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,991/mo
15% more expensive than Colorado Springs(vs $1,733/mo)
0%
$367/mo less in state tax than Colorado Springs
vs 4.4% in Colorado Springs
$6,342/mo
$108 more than Colorado Springs
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$533k
15% more expensive than Colorado Springs
vs $463k in Colorado Springs
299k
vs 769k in Colorado Springs
field notes, weather & such.
182
pleasant days a year, in olympia.
Colorado Springs edges ahead with 184 pleasant days.
But the calendar thins out: Colorado Springs stays Infinity× busier.
80/100
13% higher than Colorado Springs
vs 71/100 in Colorado Springs
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Rainier National Park, 41.9 mi.
88/100
10% higher than Colorado Springs
vs 80/100 in Colorado Springs
90
718% more than Colorado Springs
vs 11 nonstops in Colorado Springs
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