$100k a year, no longer in St. Louis
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
the monthly cost of moving past St. Louis
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Olympia is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,991/mo
41% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
0%
$392/mo less in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,342/mo
$189 less than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$533k
93% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
299k
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
182
pleasant days a year, in olympia.
St. Louis barely cracks 174 pleasant ones.
Lighter on events: St. Louis packs Infinity× more into a month.
80/100
18% higher than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Rainier National Park, 41.9 mi.
88/100
1% higher than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
90
50% more than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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