⭐️ Total score |
1.92/5 (Rank #1212)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,271 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 65 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 20°C68°F (feels 21°C70°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 82%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 17 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 6 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 65 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 20°C 68°F + 😊 Comfy (82%) = feels 21°C 70°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 17 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | South Capitol |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Olympia Coffee Roasting Co |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 50,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
🏥 Best hospital | Capital Medical Center WA |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,271 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,961 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $6,415 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,833 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,203 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,211 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,340 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $555,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $150 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $72 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $470 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $27 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $35,000 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $10 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 6°C / 43°F cold | 2°C / 36°F cold | 7°C / 45°F cold | 6°C / 43°F cold | 13°C / 55°F cool | 12°C / 54°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 12°C / 54°F cool | 11°C / 52°F cool | 3°C / 37°F cold | 4°C / 39°F cold |
Real (median) |
6°C / 42°F
very cold |
2°C / 36°F
very cold |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
6°C / 43°F
very cold |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
11°C / 51°F
cool |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
4°C / 38°F
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 91% |
damp 87% |
damp 80% |
damp 72% |
damp 77% |
damp 74% |
nice 76% |
nice 73% |
damp 76% |
damp 84% |
damp 89% |
damp 90% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 266mm |
rainy 203mm |
rainy 90mm |
dry 16mm |
rainy 56mm |
rainy 65mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 4mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 169mm |
rainy 274mm |
rainy 237mm |
Cloud |
pockets 45% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 46% |
Air quality |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 12 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 12 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 400 people | 200 people | 200 people | 300 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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