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Hickory, NC vs Lady Lake, FL

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Is it cheaper to live in Lady Lake or is it cheaper to live in Hickory?
- Lady Lake is 13.1% more expensive than Hickory.

Which city has more affordable housing, Lady Lake or Hickory?
- Lady Lake housing costs are 14.8% more expensive than Hickory housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Hickory or is Health Care more affordable in Lady Lake.
- Health related expenses are 20.5% less in Lady Lake.
 Hickory, NCLady Lake, FLUnited States
 Overall  Unlock100.7100
 Food & Groceries95.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock101.2100
 Housing70.9  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$318,800$338,100
 Utilities97  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock100.9100
 Miscellaneous94.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 2 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 3 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 Lady Lake    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

A nothing town, only famous because of The Villages, which is a huge complex spread out into 3 counties. You can live in the town of Lady Lake and still visit and enjoy  More

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Lady Lake is a bedroom community to The Villages, one of the best over 55 years of age retirement communities in the country. The villages is currently approximately  More

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I'm pretty sure my opinion will be in the minority here since my interests are more cultural and intellectual than sports or "entertainment" oriented. I moved here in  More

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