same $100k income, fresh start from Kennewick
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 Kennewick
Olympia costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,991/mo
18% more expensive than Kennewick(vs $1,686/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Kennewick
$6,342/mo
$305 less than Kennewick
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$533k
21% more expensive than Kennewick
vs $441k in Kennewick
299k
vs 314k in Kennewick
field notes, weather & such.
182
pleasant days a year, in olympia.
Kennewick actually gets more: 199 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Kennewick stays Infinity× busier.
80/100
8% higher than Kennewick
vs 74/100 in Kennewick
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Rainier National Park, 41.9 mi.
88/100
60% higher than Kennewick
vs 55/100 in Kennewick
90
1025% more than Kennewick
vs 8 nonstops in Kennewick
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