same $100k income, fresh start from Fort Wayne
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 Fort Wayne
Olympia costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,991/mo
68% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Fort Wayne
vs 3% in Fort Wayne
$6,342/mo
$554 less than Fort Wayne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$533k
110% more expensive than Fort Wayne
vs $254k in Fort Wayne
299k
vs 458k in Fort Wayne
field notes, weather & such.
182
pleasant days a year, in olympia.
Fort Wayne only manages 161 of those.
100% fewer events than Fort Wayne. The pace eases up.
80/100
74% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Rainier National Park, 41.9 mi.
88/100
2% lower than Fort Wayne
vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne
90
800% more than Fort Wayne
vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne
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