Town
Hickory
- grade A minusOverall Grade
- Town in North Carolina
- Rating 3.82 out of 5 166 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade B+
- Crime & Safetygrade C
- Housinggrade B
- Nightlifegrade B+
- Good for Familiesgrade A minus
- Diversitygrade A
- Jobsgrade B minus
- Weathergrade B+
- Cost of Livinggrade B+
- Health & Fitnessgrade B
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A minus
- Commutegrade B+
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Median Home Value
$168,600
National
$217,500Median Rent
$734
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Hickory Rankings
Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault258.3national 282.7
- Murder9.7national 6.1
- Rape39national 40.7
- Robbery95national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary572.6national 500.1
- Theft3,435.7national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft360.6national 284
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Working in Hickory
Jobs
grade B minus
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$47,652
National
$62,843Top Public Schools Serving Hickory
- grade A
Challenger Early College High School
- Rating 4.28 out of 5 148 reviews
- grade A
Caldwell Early College High School
- Rating 4.23 out of 5 86 reviews
- grade A minus
Mountain View Elementary School
- Rating 5 out of 5 1 review
- grade A minus
Jacobs Fork Middle School
- Rating 3.86 out of 5 7 reviews
- grade A minus
Harry M. Arndt Middle School
- Rating 5 out of 5 2 reviews
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Hickory City has great diversity, jobs, and opportunities for everyone. Hickory has a lot of festivals which are usually held downtown or at the fairgrounds near the Hickory race track. Lenoir-Rhyne University is located near Hickory High School and the two schools have a lot of programs where they collaborate with each other, which gives the High School students a chance to see what college life is like and also gives the college students a break from the stress of college life. The city of Hickory also allows one to have a small town feel on one side, but the big city feel on another! Hickory has 2 large hospitals, employing lots of healthcare individuals. Hickory also is known for our textile and furniture business. The job opportunities are honestly endless. Hickory is growing, and I love being able to watch new businesses take off here. Hickory definitely gives you that "home" feeling.
My experience in Hickory, North Carolina, has been excellent! I have enjoyed living here for the past nineteen years of my life. I love that we are all one united community and always helping each other; it honestly just feels like a family to me. I would highly recommend anyone to come and visit Hickory, North Carolina. You are going to love being here. Everyone in town will make you feel welcomed!
Hickory is divided into two dominant areas (north west and south west hickory). North west Hickory is predominantly a Caucasian dominated area with three elementary schools and a middle school assignment to it. South west Hickory is a minority populated area with predominantly black residents, two elementary schools, and one middle school. Within Hickory, the racial tension began in the Jim Crow area with the segregated Ridgeview neighborhood for black people. Since then, the areas closer to Ridgeview have poor resources, a mass of government housing, and little opportunity for success. I was greatly affected by the resource distribution for the elementary schools because the south west assigned schools are much poorer and do not offer accelerated programs or proper materials for their students. Hickory has improved in reaching out to these minority students that do not receive the same opportunities as their wealthier peers that are "privileged" to live in North Hickory.