$100k salary, packing up from Columbus
changea 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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the monthly cost of moving past Columbus
A small premium for Hickory. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,434/mo
13% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,264/mo)
4.5%
$82/mo less in state tax than Columbus
vs 5.49% in Columbus
$6,524/mo
$88 less than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$268k
29% more expensive than Columbus
vs $208k in Columbus
370k
vs 329k in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in hickory.
Columbus only manages 177 of those.
About as much going on as in Columbus.
64/100
36% higher than Columbus
vs 47/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: South Mountains State Park, 21.5 mi.
70/100
10% lower than Columbus
vs 78/100 in Columbus
0
100% fewer than Columbus
vs 1 nonstops in Columbus
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