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Hickory, NC vs Columbia, SC

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- Columbia has 0.7% more rainy days than Hickory.
- Columbia has 3.3% more Sunny Days than Hickory.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Columbia scores 5.3% worse than Hickory

Climate
 Hickory, NCColumbia, SCUnited States
 Rainfall454638
 Snowfall4128
 Precipitation112108106
 Sunny210217205
 Avg. July High889486
 Avg. Jan. Low293522
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.67.27
 UV Index4.64.94.3
 Elevation11483022443

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Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 2 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I love living in Columbia! I recently graduated from USC and plan to stay. I read the reviews posted here and it shows that like many cities, your experience will depend  More

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Loved living in Columbia, SC prior to my job transfer. It's the perfect size - plenty to do, but still a laid back place. People are extremely friendly, there are  More

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I moved to Columbia for graduate school and although it is a giant step up from my small, out-of-state hometown, I became bored and restless here in less than a year.  More

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ZIPS IN HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA
28601 28602
ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
29229, 29203, 29209, 29045, 29205, 29201, 29204, 29207, 29225, 29208, 10 total

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