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Corpus Christi, TX cityscape

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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

$927

below Fort Collins's monthly cost

In Corpus Christi, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
landable, recorded on the corpus christi entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,410/mo

28% cheaper than Fort Collins(vs $1,971/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$367/mo less in state tax than Fort Collins

vs 4.4% in Fort Collins

03after rent

$6,923/mo

$927 more than Fort Collins

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

04a house here

$221k

61% cheaper than Fort Collins

vs $572k in Fort Collins

05metro size

446k

vs 371k in Fort Collins

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in corpus christi.

Fort Collins gets 177 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Heat is the cost: 55 days top 95° vs Fort Collins's 11.

A month here packs 17.0× the events of Fort Collins.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

50/100

28% lower than Fort Collins

vs 69/100 in Fort Collins

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

·walk score®

70/100

19% lower than Fort Collins

vs 86/100 in Fort Collins

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

4

98% fewer than Fort Collins

vs 169 nonstops in Fort Collins

04 · see also

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