on $100k a year, leaving York
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 York ran you
Olympia costs more than York, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,991/mo
46% more expensive than York(vs $1,361/mo)
0%
$256/mo less in state tax than York
vs 3.07% in York
$6,342/mo
$375 less than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$533k
72% more expensive than York
vs $310k in York
299k
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
182
pleasant days a year, in olympia.
York only logs 159 pleasant days.
But the calendar thins out: York stays Infinity× busier.
80/100
25% higher than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Rainier National Park, 41.9 mi.
88/100
5% lower than York
vs 93/100 in York
90
650% more than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
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