$100k a year, no longer in Birmingham
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
under Birmingham, every month
Corpus Christi is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,410/mo
0% more expensive than Birmingham(vs $1,407/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Birmingham
vs 5% in Birmingham
$6,923/mo
$413 more than Birmingham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
15% cheaper than Birmingham
vs $261k in Birmingham
446k
vs 1.2M in Birmingham
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in corpus christi.
Birmingham only manages 171 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 55 days top 95° vs Birmingham's 28.
But the calendar thins out: Birmingham stays 5.3× busier.
50/100
18% lower than Birmingham
vs 61/100 in Birmingham
Closest outdoor draw: Mustang Island State Park, 15.3 mi.
70/100
11% lower than Birmingham
vs 79/100 in Birmingham
4
80% fewer than Birmingham
vs 20 nonstops in Birmingham
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