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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

$282

pricier each month than Tallahassee

Hickory runs a little pricier than Tallahassee. 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

6% cheaper than Tallahassee(vs $1,527/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

$375/mo more in state tax than Tallahassee

vs 0% in Tallahassee

03after rent

$6,524/mo

$282 less than Tallahassee

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

04a house here

$268k

7% cheaper than Tallahassee

vs $289k in Tallahassee

05metro size

370k

vs 393k in Tallahassee

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

189

pleasant days a year, in hickory.

Tallahassee barely cracks 186 pleasant ones.

850% more happening than in Tallahassee.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

64/100

10% higher than Tallahassee

vs 58/100 in Tallahassee

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

·walk score®

70/100

9% lower than Tallahassee

vs 77/100 in Tallahassee

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

0

100% fewer than Tallahassee

vs 7 nonstops in Tallahassee

04 · see also

cities that play in hickory's register:

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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