2025 Compare Cities Health:
Friday Harbor, WA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- There are 224 physicians per 100,000 people in Olympia.
- There are 154 physicians per 100,000 people in Friday Harbor.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Friday Harbor, WAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock49.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock94.486.9
 Physicians per Cap.154  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock82100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  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 4 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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