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Asheville vs Hickory

$145/mo more in Hickory

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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AshevilleHickoryAbout 64 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Hickory leaves you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 223 sunny days

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,104/mo in Hickory. $1,959/mo in Asheville. +$1,740 a year.

Asheville

$1,959

left each month

Hickory

$2,104

+$145 vs Asheville

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Same paycheck, another city.

Hickory wins 3 of 4Asheville 1 · ties 0
$5,178Take-home · Hickory$5,245
$1,296Rent · Hickory$1,142
$1,923Other bills · Asheville$1,999
$1,959Left over · Hickory$2,104

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In 2022-2023, 181 households moved Asheville → Hickory (avg AGI $70,530). 120 went the other way. The whole move →

+$145 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthAshevilleHickory
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Asheville, NC and Hickory, NC
Per monthAshevilleHickoryDifference
Gross pay$6,708$6,810+$102
Income and payroll tax$1,530$1,565+$34
Take-home pay$5,178$5,245+$67
Rent$1,296$1,142−$154
Getting around$528$605+$77
Groceries$385$385$0
Healthcare$433$433$0
Utilities$241$241$0
Everything else$337$337$0
Left over$1,959$2,104+$145

Salary to match Asheville

$79,000

Gross pay in Hickory that leaves the same amount as $80,500 in Asheville.

Tax difference

−$52

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 22.8% in Asheville, 23.0% in Hickory.

More about Hickory

Asheville, NC in full

A flat 4.25% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,543 and 217 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.

Hickory, NC in full

A flat 4.25% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,360 and 223 sunny days; commutes average 24 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Hickory than Asheville?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Hickory leaves about $145 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,296 in Asheville and $1,142 in Hickory.

Does Hickory have state income tax?

Hickory is in North Carolina, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Asheville to Hickory?

The paycheck is taxed in North Carolina. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Asheville and Hickory changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.