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Olympia, WA vs New York, NY

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of New York is 20.0% longer than it is for residents of Olympia.
- 23.9% fewer residents of New York work from home compared to residents of Olympia.
 Olympia, WANew York, NYUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock4127
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 Commute Mode
 Olympia, WANew York, NYUnited States
 Auto (alone)67.0%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock4.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.2%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock1.4%0.5%
 Walk3.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock10.7%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Olympia, WANew York, NYUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock2.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.19.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock7.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.9.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.7.6%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.3.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock16.3%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock7.6%2.9%
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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