on $100k a year, leaving Ocala

change
Olympia, WA cityscape

instead of ocala

Olympia

wa · metro 299k

a 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.

metro299k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$375

more each month than Ocala ran you

Olympia runs a little pricier than Ocala. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the olympia entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,991/mo

23% more expensive than Ocala(vs $1,616/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Ocala

03after rent

$6,342/mo

$375 less than Ocala

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$533k

93% more expensive than Ocala

vs $277k in Ocala

05metro size

299k

vs 410k in Ocala

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in olympia.

Ocala edges ahead with 208 pleasant days.

Lighter on events: Ocala packs Infinity× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

80/100

29% higher than Ocala

vs 62/100 in Ocala

Closest outdoor draw: Mount Rainier National Park, 41.9 mi.

·walk score®

88/100

40% higher than Ocala

vs 63/100 in Ocala

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

1700% more than Ocala

vs 5 nonstops in Ocala

04 · see also

neighbors of olympia on the map of tradeoffs:

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