with $100k coming in, swapping out of Lansing
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 Lansing
Olympia runs a little pricier than Lansing. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,991/mo
58% more expensive than Lansing(vs $1,259/mo)
0%
$354/mo less in state tax than Lansing
vs 4.25% in Lansing
$6,342/mo
$378 less than Lansing
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$533k
119% more expensive than Lansing
vs $244k in Lansing
299k
vs 473k in Lansing
field notes, weather & such.
182
pleasant days a year, in olympia.
Lansing barely cracks 153 pleasant ones.
100% fewer events than Lansing. The pace eases up.
80/100
40% higher than Lansing
vs 57/100 in Lansing
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Rainier National Park, 41.9 mi.
88/100
10% higher than Lansing
vs 80/100 in Lansing
90
1400% more than Lansing
vs 6 nonstops in Lansing
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