on $100k a year, leaving Toledo
changea 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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pricier each month than Toledo
Hickory costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,434/mo
20% more expensive than Toledo(vs $1,197/mo)
4.5%
$43/mo more in state tax than Toledo
vs 3.99% in Toledo
$6,524/mo
$280 less than Toledo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$268k
37% more expensive than Toledo
vs $196k in Toledo
370k
vs 600k in Toledo
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in hickory.
Toledo keeps to 159 pleasant days a year.
About as much going on as in Toledo.
64/100
16% higher than Toledo
vs 55/100 in Toledo
Closest outdoor draw: South Mountains State Park, 21.5 mi.
70/100
23% higher than Toledo
vs 57/100 in Toledo
0
100% fewer than Toledo
vs 4 nonstops in Toledo
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