same $100k income, fresh start from Winston-Salem
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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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cheaper each month than Winston-Salem
Hickory and Winston-Salem land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,434/mo
5% cheaper than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)
4.5%
vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem
$6,524/mo
$74 more than Winston-Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$268k
5% cheaper than Winston-Salem
vs $283k in Winston-Salem
370k
vs 696k in Winston-Salem
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in hickory.
Winston-Salem keeps to 186 pleasant days a year.
64/100
19% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem
Closest outdoor draw: South Mountains State Park, 21.5 mi.
70/100
1% lower than Winston-Salem
vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem
0
0% fewer than Winston-Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem
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