$100k salary, packing up from Grand Rapids
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 each month than Grand Rapids ran you
Barely costlier than Grand Rapids. If Olympia pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,991/mo
23% more expensive than Grand Rapids(vs $1,620/mo)
0%
$354/mo less in state tax than Grand Rapids
vs 4.25% in Grand Rapids
$6,342/mo
$17 less than Grand Rapids
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$533k
51% more expensive than Grand Rapids
vs $353k in Grand Rapids
299k
vs 1.2M in Grand Rapids
field notes, weather & such.
182
pleasant days a year, in olympia.
Grand Rapids only logs 151 pleasant days.
Lighter on events: Grand Rapids packs Infinity× more into a month.
80/100
43% higher than Grand Rapids
vs 56/100 in Grand Rapids
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Rainier National Park, 41.9 mi.
88/100
9% lower than Grand Rapids
vs 97/100 in Grand Rapids
90
350% more than Grand Rapids
vs 20 nonstops in Grand Rapids
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