same $100k income, fresh start from Charleston
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
cheaper each month than Charleston
Corpus Christi is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,410/mo
29% cheaper than Charleston(vs $1,987/mo)
0%
$542/mo less in state tax than Charleston
vs 6.5% in Charleston
$6,923/mo
$1,118 more than Charleston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
49% cheaper than Charleston
vs $432k in Charleston
446k
vs 849k in Charleston
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in corpus christi.
Charleston actually gets more: 212 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 55 days a year clear 95°, well past Charleston's 10.
Charleston hosts 2.4× more events.
50/100
25% lower than Charleston
vs 67/100 in Charleston
Closest outdoor draw: Mustang Island State Park, 15.3 mi.
70/100
24% lower than Charleston
vs 92/100 in Charleston
4
80% fewer than Charleston
vs 20 nonstops in Charleston
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