same $100k income, fresh start from Dallas
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
more expensive each month than Dallas
Olympia costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,991/mo
21% more expensive than Dallas(vs $1,647/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Dallas
$6,342/mo
$344 less than Dallas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$533k
45% more expensive than Dallas
vs $367k in Dallas
299k
vs 8.1M in Dallas
field notes, weather & such.
182
pleasant days a year, in olympia.
Dallas only manages 171 of those.
Dallas hosts Infinity× more events.
80/100
40% higher than Dallas
vs 57/100 in Dallas
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Rainier National Park, 41.9 mi.
88/100
5% lower than Dallas
vs 93/100 in Dallas
90
53% fewer than Dallas
vs 190 nonstops in Dallas
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