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Olympia, WA vs Bristol, CT

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Is it cheaper to live in Bristol or is it cheaper to live in Olympia?
- Bristol is 6.5% less expensive than Olympia.

Which city has more affordable housing, Bristol or Olympia?
- Bristol housing costs are 48.9% less expensive than Olympia housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Olympia or is Health Care more affordable in Bristol.
- Health related expenses are 30.9% more in Bristol.
 Olympia, WABristol, CTUnited States
 Overall  Unlock104.8100
 Food & Groceries101.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock114.0100
 Housing155.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$263,300$338,100
 Utilities74  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock104.9100
 Miscellaneous143.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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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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Reviews for Bristol    4 Reviews

I moved to Bristol in 2003 to purchase a mid-size one family home. Bristol has a great deal of history to it...from clock making (we have the American Clock Museum), a  More

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I was born and raised in NJ, and spent many years living on Long Island, as well as living in upstate NY and other areas in CT. Bristol CT is by far the worst place I  More

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Over 16 years ago

Bristol, in a way can be deceiving. The schools in Bristol seem to be pretty decent, and it also features a park for children and their parents. In addition, it  More

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