with $100k coming in, swapping out of Cape Coral

change
Corpus Christi, TX cityscape

if you left cape coral

Corpus Christi

tx · metro 446k

a 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.

metro446k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$449

cheaper each month than Cape Coral

You'd feel the difference in Corpus Christi. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Cape Coral.
landable, recorded on the corpus christi entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,410/mo

24% cheaper than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$6,923/mo

$449 more than Cape Coral

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$221k

38% cheaper than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

446k

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in corpus christi.

Cape Coral actually gets more: 250 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 55 days a year clear 95°, well past Cape Coral's 0.

·outdoorscore

50/100

9% lower than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

Closest outdoor draw: Mustang Island State Park, 15.3 mi.

·walk score®

70/100

67% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

4

88% fewer than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

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