$100k a year, no longer in Lubbock
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 Lubbock ran you
Olympia costs more than Lubbock, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,991/mo
44% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Lubbock
$6,342/mo
$607 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$533k
153% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
299k
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
182
pleasant days a year, in olympia.
Lubbock gets 186 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
But the calendar thins out: Lubbock stays Infinity× busier.
80/100
1500% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Rainier National Park, 41.9 mi.
88/100
28% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
90
1186% more than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
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