$100k salary, packing up from Salt Lake City
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
below Salt Lake City's monthly cost
A near-tie on cost. What separates Olympia is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,991/mo
24% more expensive than Salt Lake City(vs $1,608/mo)
0%
$387/mo less in state tax than Salt Lake City
vs 4.65% in Salt Lake City
$6,342/mo
$4 more than Salt Lake City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$533k
9% cheaper than Salt Lake City
vs $584k in Salt Lake City
299k
vs 1.3M in Salt Lake City
field notes, weather & such.
182
pleasant days a year, in olympia.
Salt Lake City keeps to 168 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Salt Lake City stays Infinity× busier.
80/100
3% higher than Salt Lake City
vs 78/100 in Salt Lake City
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Rainier National Park, 41.9 mi.
88/100
10% higher than Salt Lake City
vs 80/100 in Salt Lake City
90
0% fewer than Salt Lake City
vs 90 nonstops in Salt Lake City
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