$100k salary, packing up from Fayetteville
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 Fayetteville, every month
The gap is real. Corpus Christi costs noticeably less than Fayetteville, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,410/mo
12% cheaper than Fayetteville(vs $1,606/mo)
0%
$367/mo less in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.4% in Fayetteville
$6,923/mo
$562 more than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
40% cheaper than Fayetteville
vs $367k in Fayetteville
446k
vs 590k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in corpus christi.
Fayetteville keeps to 170 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 55 days clear 95°, vs 16 back in Fayetteville.
113% more happening than in Fayetteville.
50/100
22% lower than Fayetteville
vs 64/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Mustang Island State Park, 15.3 mi.
70/100
15% lower than Fayetteville
vs 82/100 in Fayetteville
4
71% fewer than Fayetteville
vs 14 nonstops in Fayetteville
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