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Hickory, NC vs Wilmington, NC

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- Wilmington has 28.1% more rainy days than Hickory.
- Wilmington has 2.9% more Sunny Days than Hickory.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Wilmington scores 3.9% worse than Hickory
 Hickory, NCWilmington, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5838
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock119106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low29  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
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 Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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