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Olympia is a mid-size city of 55,951 people in Thurston County, Washington. It's part of the Olympia, WA area. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $486k and rent runs about $2k a month.
55,951people
$486kTypical home
$1,599/moRent
78° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 55,951
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,071 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Seattle, WA
- In the Olympia, WA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $486k (≈$3,066/mo)
- Median rent $1,599/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (464 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,518 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to OLM airport
- 39 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 560 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 254 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Thurston County: D+20 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk