on $100k a year, leaving Baton Rouge
changea dispatch from
corpus christi
TX
27.80°N
97.40°W
Corpus Christi is the Texas Gulf coast city where Selena grew up (the memorial on the bayfront is moving). The USS Lexington aircraft carrier is permanently parked downtown as a museum. The beaches at Padre Island National Seashore are some of the longest undeveloped stretches of barrier island in the country. Sun-soaked, breezy, and salt-aired in equal measure.
in our guides
the verdict
lighter monthly cost than Baton Rouge
Corpus Christi gives you room Baton Rouge doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,410/mo
4% more expensive than Baton Rouge(vs $1,361/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Baton Rouge
vs 3% in Baton Rouge
$6,923/mo
$201 more than Baton Rouge
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
11% cheaper than Baton Rouge
vs $250k in Baton Rouge
446k
vs 874k in Baton Rouge
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in corpus christi.
Baton Rouge gets 187 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Hot stretches show up, though: 55 days above 95° here, 25 in Baton Rouge.
On par with Baton Rouge for events and shows.
50/100
0% lower than Baton Rouge
vs 50/100 in Baton Rouge
Closest outdoor draw: Mustang Island State Park, 15.3 mi.
70/100
7% lower than Baton Rouge
vs 75/100 in Baton Rouge
4
0% fewer than Baton Rouge
vs 4 nonstops in Baton Rouge
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