Olympia, WA

Olympia is the major cultural centre of the Puget Sound region, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is also the capital city of the state of Washington that benefits from stable workforce, well established school system and profitable environment for business growth.

Olympia is greatly appreciated by its visitors and residents who care about their city’s environment supporting its constant development.

It’s not a surprise that the city of Olympia, WA ranked:

- #10 on the Forbes Magazine 2007 list of Best Places for Business and Careers;
- #16 on Sperling's 2007 ranking of Best U.S. cities;
- #10 on the Men's Journal 2005 list of Top 50 Best Places to Live;
- #27 on Kiplinger's 2006 list of 50 Smart Places to Live;
- #36 on the 2007 Country Home Magazine list of Best Green Cities in America.
- and featured in the 2006 edition of 50 Fabulous Places to Raise Your Family!;

Located in Washington State, Olympia distinguishes itself with the characteristic and various topography that enables its residents and visitors to enjoy different outdoor activities. The close proximity of the Olympic Mountains, the scenic view of snow-capped Mt. Rainier and the great amount of Douglas firs, in addition to the extremely convenient location along Interstate 5, make living, working or visiting the city of Olympia easy and pleasurable.

Due to the Marine West Coast type of climate, summers in Olympia are pleasantly warm and sunny and winters are mild and rainy with occasional snowfalls.

Some of the most significant locations, events and ideas in the city of Olympia, WA:

-The State Captiol Campus and legislative building – the pride and the landmark of Olympia, the last great domed capitol built in America;

- Public Art - In 1990, the city passed an ordinance designating that one dollar per person and one percent of major City construction projects be set aside for public art. That’s one of the reasons the city is described as a cultural centre of the state.

- Hands on Children’s Museum – voted “Best Place to Take Kids” for nine years in a row;

• Population - 46,600
• Median family income (per year) - $62,310
• Colleges, universities and professional schools – 4
• Median age - 35.9
• Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good) - 97.1%
• Median commute time (in minutes) - 15.1
• % population walk or bike to work - 8.0%
• Public golf courses - 52
• Ski resorts – 5

If you are interested in living in the beautiful area of Olympia you are welcome to contact our Seattle EXCLUSIVE Buyer’s Agency.

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