$100k salary, packing up from Cape Coral

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Hickory, NC cityscape

next stop after cape coral

Hickory

nc · metro 370k

photo: Mark Stebnicki / pexels

a dispatch from

hickory

NC

35.73°N

81.34°W

Hickory is North Carolina's furniture capital, with the Hickory Furniture Mart and the surrounding factories shaping the local economy. The downtown has come back nicely with breweries and a walkable feel. The Blue Ridge foothills start just outside town. Lake Hickory is right there for boating. Cheaper than the bigger NC cities, with mountain access an hour away.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$50

under Cape Coral, every month

Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Hickory is everything that isn't rent.
landable, recorded on the hickory entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,434/mo

23% cheaper than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

$375/mo more in state tax than Cape Coral

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$6,524/mo

$50 more than Cape Coral

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$268k

24% cheaper than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

370k

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

189

pleasant days a year, in hickory.

Cape Coral gets 250 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

·outdoorscore

64/100

16% higher than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

Closest outdoor draw: South Mountains State Park, 21.5 mi.

·walk score®

70/100

67% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

0

100% fewer than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as hickory:

see also

spartanburg

more flight options

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see also

roanoke

better park access

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see also

lancaster

$37/mo cheaper

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compare hickory with:

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