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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

$43

under Fayetteville, every month

Cost barely budges between Hickory and Fayetteville. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
landable, recorded on the hickory entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,434/mo

3% cheaper than Fayetteville(vs $1,477/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

vs 4.5% in Fayetteville

03after rent

$6,524/mo

$43 more than Fayetteville

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

04a house here

$268k

4% more expensive than Fayetteville

vs $258k in Fayetteville

05metro size

370k

vs 392k in Fayetteville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

189

pleasant days a year, in hickory.

Fayetteville gets 193 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

Things to do run about even with Fayetteville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

64/100

25% higher than Fayetteville

vs 51/100 in Fayetteville

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

·walk score®

70/100

8% lower than Fayetteville

vs 76/100 in Fayetteville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

0

100% fewer than Fayetteville

vs 4 nonstops in Fayetteville

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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