on $100k a year, leaving Huntsville
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 Huntsville ran you
Olympia costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,991/mo
45% more expensive than Huntsville(vs $1,374/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Huntsville
vs 5% in Huntsville
$6,342/mo
$201 less than Huntsville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$533k
69% more expensive than Huntsville
vs $316k in Huntsville
299k
vs 527k in Huntsville
field notes, weather & such.
182
pleasant days a year, in olympia.
Huntsville only manages 177 of those.
100% fewer events than Huntsville. The pace eases up.
80/100
38% higher than Huntsville
vs 58/100 in Huntsville
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Rainier National Park, 41.9 mi.
88/100
26% higher than Huntsville
vs 70/100 in Huntsville
90
900% more than Huntsville
vs 9 nonstops in Huntsville
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