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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

$426

the monthly cost of moving past Kingsport

Hickory runs a little pricier than Kingsport. 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

4% more expensive than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

$375/mo more in state tax than Kingsport

vs 0% in Kingsport

03after rent

$6,524/mo

$426 less than Kingsport

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

04a house here

$268k

10% more expensive than Kingsport

vs $244k in Kingsport

05metro size

370k

vs 312k in Kingsport

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

189

pleasant days a year, in hickory.

Kingsport barely cracks 188 pleasant ones.

A month here packs 2.4× the events of Kingsport.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

64/100

8% higher than Kingsport

vs 59/100 in Kingsport

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

·walk score®

70/100

5% lower than Kingsport

vs 74/100 in Kingsport

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

0

100% fewer than Kingsport

vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport

04 · see also

if hickory appeals, also worth a look:

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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