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Lakewood, WA vs Olympia, WA

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- Olympia has 28.2% more rainy days than Lakewood.
- Olympia has 0.7% less Sunny Days than Lakewood.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Olympia scores 4.1% worse than Lakewood
 Lakewood, WAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock167106
 Sunny137  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock922443
Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 7 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 16 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  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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