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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

$283

cheaper each month than Greenville

Not a fortune, but real money. Hickory runs cheaper than Greenville month over month.
landable, recorded on the hickory entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,434/mo

8% cheaper than Greenville(vs $1,551/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

$167/mo less in state tax than Greenville

vs 6.5% in Greenville

03after rent

$6,524/mo

$283 more than Greenville

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

04a house here

$268k

14% cheaper than Greenville

vs $311k in Greenville

05metro size

370k

vs 975k in Greenville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

189

pleasant days a year, in hickory.

Greenville gets 202 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

About as much going on as in Greenville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

64/100

7% lower than Greenville

vs 69/100 in Greenville

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

·walk score®

70/100

17% lower than Greenville

vs 84/100 in Greenville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

0

100% fewer than Greenville

vs 20 nonstops in Greenville

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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