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Olympia, WA vs Lake Stevens, WA

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Highlights
- Lake Stevens has 17.3% less rainy days than Olympia.
- Lake Stevens has 20.6% more Sunny Days than Olympia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Stevens scores 1.4% better than Olympia
 Olympia, WALake Stevens, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock174106
 Sunny136  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2172443
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 Lake Stevens    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I lived all over the country and the world for 27 yrs and moved into Lake Stevens 12 yrs ago. Absolutely a great place to live! Our 3 girls have done well in the  More

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My family and I lived in Lake Stevens for 7 years (2000 to 2007). It is a nice bedroom community that has good schools (get involved parents), low crime, and an ok lake  More

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10 years ago Lake Stevens was a nice little quiet town. Small town politics created their own megajobs, money, power and infighting. 2007 had a mayoral coups d'etats  More

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