$100k salary, packing up from Rochester
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
under Rochester, every month
On paper, Olympia and Rochester are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,991/mo
30% more expensive than Rochester(vs $1,534/mo)
0%
$487/mo less in state tax than Rochester
vs 5.85% in Rochester
$6,342/mo
$30 more than Rochester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$533k
95% more expensive than Rochester
vs $273k in Rochester
299k
vs 1.1M in Rochester
field notes, weather & such.
182
pleasant days a year, in olympia.
Rochester only logs 147 pleasant days.
Rochester hosts Infinity× more events.
80/100
38% higher than Rochester
vs 58/100 in Rochester
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Rainier National Park, 41.9 mi.
88/100
28% higher than Rochester
vs 69/100 in Rochester
90
400% more than Rochester
vs 18 nonstops in Rochester
neighbors of olympia on the map of tradeoffs:
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