$100k salary, packing up from Olympia
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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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less monthly outlay than Olympia
On paper, Hickory and Olympia are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,434/mo
28% cheaper than Olympia(vs $1,991/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Olympia
vs 0% in Olympia
$6,524/mo
$182 more than Olympia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$268k
50% cheaper than Olympia
vs $533k in Olympia
370k
vs 299k in Olympia
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in hickory.
Olympia only logs 182 pleasant days.
64/100
20% lower than Olympia
vs 80/100 in Olympia
Closest outdoor draw: South Mountains State Park, 21.5 mi.
70/100
20% lower than Olympia
vs 88/100 in Olympia
0
100% fewer than Olympia
vs 90 nonstops in Olympia
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