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Hickory, NC cityscape

next stop after corpus christi

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

$399

the monthly cost of moving past Corpus Christi

Hickory runs a little pricier than Corpus Christi. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the hickory entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,434/mo

2% more expensive than Corpus Christi(vs $1,410/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

$375/mo more in state tax than Corpus Christi

vs 0% in Corpus Christi

03after rent

$6,524/mo

$399 less than Corpus Christi

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

04a house here

$268k

21% more expensive than Corpus Christi

vs $221k in Corpus Christi

05metro size

370k

vs 446k in Corpus Christi

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

189

pleasant days a year, in hickory.

Corpus Christi barely cracks 171 pleasant ones.

On par with Corpus Christi for events and shows.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

64/100

28% higher than Corpus Christi

vs 50/100 in Corpus Christi

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

·walk score®

70/100

0% lower than Corpus Christi

vs 70/100 in Corpus Christi

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

0

100% fewer than Corpus Christi

vs 4 nonstops in Corpus Christi

04 · see also

same energy as hickory, different zip code:

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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