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Olympia, WA vs New York, NY

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- Household income in New York, is 4% more than it is in Olympia and is 2% above the National Average.
- Olympia unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- New York unemployment rate is 11.2%.
 Olympia, WANew York, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock10.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,443  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$70,663$69,021
 Family Median Income$90,000  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Olympia, WANew York, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock13.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Olympia, WANew York, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.1%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.9%13.1%
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 New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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