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Arlington, WA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Olympia is 8.5% shorter than it is for residents of Arlington.
- 47.5% more residents of Olympia work from home compared to residents of Arlington.

Transportation
 Arlington, WAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Commute Time302127
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 Commute Mode
 Arlington, WAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Auto (alone)75.2%67.0%73.2%
 Carpool13.6%9.9%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.4%3.2%4.2%
 Bicycle0.3%1.0%0.5%
 Walk0.8%3.7%2.5%
 Work at Home9.5%14.0%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Arlington, WAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.0%2.7%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.9.4%19.6%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.10.6%19.3%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.13.7%22.4%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.10.4%9.0%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.6.3%3.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.18.1%7.6%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.3.5%2.2%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.5%3.3%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.9.1%4.2%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.8.4%4.0%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.4.0%2.5%2.9%

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Reviews for Arlington    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Arlington is a nice area, however the property taxes are very high. We built a home here in 2015 . The home is similar to the one we lived in in Arlington's "twin" city  More

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Arlington is north of Seattle. Like the entire Greater Seattle area, the quality of life is easy going. The weather is generally gentle all year long. A little snow in  More

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Over 15 years ago

We live on the West side of I-5, area known as Smokey Point/Lakewood/7 Lakes. As do several other family members. The area still has a very rural feeling without driving  More

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON
98223
ZIPS IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
98501 98502 98506

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