($1,573) Movers From Amarillo, TX to Olympia, WA

What to know before moving from Amarillo to Olympia

Moving from Amarillo to Olympia comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Olympia is generally more expensive than Amarillo, it’s important to plan ahead and budget carefully for the change.

Check out how the two cities compare so you know what to expect before you relocate:

• Rent prices in Olympia are 58% higher than in Amarillo, which means you’ll have less money in your pocket each month.
• In terms of homeownership, you’ll be able to get more for your money in Amarillo.
  Home prices in Olympia are 162.3% higher than in Amarillo.
• Income in Olympia is 8.4% higher than in Amarillo, so you could earn more for doing the same job. The top employers in Olympia include Washington State ESD, The Evergreen State College, and Employment Security Department.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in Olympia, since the cost of living for a single person in Olympia is 29.4% higher than in Amarillo. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to Olympia, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in Olympia is 14.2% higher than in Amarillo.
• The unemployment rate in Olympia is 14.29% higher than in Amarillo.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in Olympia, since the city’s sales taxes in Olympia are 13.94% higher than in Amarillo.
• State income taxes are the same in Olympia and Amarillo.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $3,882.26 in Olympia to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Amarillo.

How life is different in Amarillo vs. Olympia

• Olympia might offer you a slower pace of life, since the population is about 82% less than Amarillo.
• Olympia offers better access to buses and trains than Amarillo, based on public transportation ratings. Olympia has a transit score of 5 out of 10 compared to 2 in Amarillo. The higher the score, the more public transportation pickup and dropoff locations a city provides.
• You’ll find Olympia to be about as walkable as Amarillo. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 39 and 40 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• If cycling is your thing, Olympia is considered more bike-friendly than Amarillo in terms of designated lanes and connectivity and how many residents opt to commute on two wheels rather than by car. Olympia has a bike-friendliness score of 59 out of 100, while Amarillo is rated as 42 out of 100.
• You can anticipate the same crime rate in Olympia as Amarillo. With the crime index, lower scores are better because they indicate less crime. Cities with scores of 20 or below, for example, have much fewer instances of crime than those with scores of 80–100.
• You may want to exercise more caution as you’re getting used to your new surroundings in Olympia. With a crime index of 62.25, Olympia ranks lower in overall safety than Amarillo, whose index is Amarillo's 74.69. The safety index measures how safe people in a city feel about walking alone, both during the day and at night, as well as data on muggings, theft, vandalism, and other instances of petty crime.
• The air quality in Olympia and Amarillo is generally the same (Good). Cities with good to moderate ratings have clean or acceptable air quality, with the possibility of small pollutants affecting people with certain health conditions like asthma. Anything beyond the moderate rate means increased impact on residents.