same $100k income, fresh start from Des Moines
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 Des Moines
Not a fortune, but real money. Corpus Christi runs cheaper than Des Moines month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,410/mo
11% more expensive than Des Moines(vs $1,268/mo)
0%
$500/mo less in state tax than Des Moines
vs 6% in Des Moines
$6,923/mo
$358 more than Des Moines
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
26% cheaper than Des Moines
vs $300k in Des Moines
446k
vs 737k in Des Moines
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in corpus christi.
Des Moines only logs 151 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 55 days top 95° vs Des Moines's 7.
But the calendar thins out: Des Moines stays 2.7× busier.
50/100
9% lower than Des Moines
vs 55/100 in Des Moines
Closest outdoor draw: Mustang Island State Park, 15.3 mi.
70/100
10% lower than Des Moines
vs 78/100 in Des Moines
4
76% fewer than Des Moines
vs 17 nonstops in Des Moines
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