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Hickory, NC vs Austin, TX

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- Austin has 22.8% less rainy days than Hickory.
- Austin has 8.6% more Sunny Days than Hickory.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Austin scores 6.6% worse than Hickory
 Hickory, NCAustin, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3538
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock79106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low29  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4892443
Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 3 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 4 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 Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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