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Hickory, NC cityscape

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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

$472

the monthly cost of moving past Clarksville

You'd pay for Hickory. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the hickory entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,434/mo

7% more expensive than Clarksville(vs $1,337/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

$375/mo more in state tax than Clarksville

vs 0% in Clarksville

03after rent

$6,524/mo

$472 less than Clarksville

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

04a house here

$268k

9% cheaper than Clarksville

vs $294k in Clarksville

05metro size

370k

vs 337k in Clarksville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

189

pleasant days a year, in hickory.

Clarksville keeps to 173 pleasant days a year.

9.5× the events of Clarksville, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

64/100

25% higher than Clarksville

vs 51/100 in Clarksville

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

·walk score®

70/100

16% lower than Clarksville

vs 83/100 in Clarksville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

0

100% fewer than Clarksville

vs 47 nonstops in Clarksville

04 · see also

cities that play in hickory's register:

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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