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Cost & Benefits

Olympia vs Tacoma

Simple answer

You'd likely save $77 a month in Olympia.

Typical rent is $1,676 in Tacoma and $1,599 in Olympia. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Olympia

Washington

Typical rent
$1,599
Typical pay
$81,302 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,946
Price index
103.7 (metro)

Tacoma

Washington

Typical rent
$1,676
Typical pay
$85,884 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,064
Price index
111.1 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Olympia and Tacoma are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.