$100k a year, no longer in Hickory

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Richmond, VA cityscape

swapping out of hickory

Richmond

va · metro 1.4M

photo: K / pexels

a dispatch from

richmond

VA

37.54°N

77.43°W

Richmond is one of the only major U.S. cities with class IV whitewater rapids running right through downtown. The James River's Belle Isle is a public park where people sunbathe on boulders mid-river. The Fan and Carytown neighborhoods are full of murals, vintage shops, and porches built for sitting. The food scene leans creative, the beer scene leans plentiful, and VCU keeps the arts energy buzzing.

metro1.4M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$361

more each month than Hickory ran you

Richmond runs a little pricier than Hickory. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the richmond entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,691/mo

18% more expensive than Hickory(vs $1,434/mo)

02state income tax

5.75%

$104/mo more in state tax than Hickory

vs 4.5% in Hickory

03after rent

$6,163/mo

$361 less than Hickory

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

04a house here

$394k

47% more expensive than Hickory

vs $268k in Hickory

05metro size

1.4M

vs 370k in Hickory

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

172

pleasant days a year, in richmond.

Hickory edges ahead with 189 pleasant days.

3.1× the events of Hickory, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

65/100

2% higher than Hickory

vs 64/100 in Hickory

Closest outdoor draw: Maggie L. Walker, 0.7 mi.

·walk score®

69/100

1% lower than Hickory

vs 70/100 in Hickory

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

19

0% fewer than Hickory

vs 0 nonstops in Hickory

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as richmond: