$100k salary, packing up from Indianapolis
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 Indianapolis, every month
The gap is real. Corpus Christi costs noticeably less than Indianapolis, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,410/mo
7% cheaper than Indianapolis(vs $1,511/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Indianapolis
vs 3% in Indianapolis
$6,923/mo
$351 more than Indianapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
25% cheaper than Indianapolis
vs $296k in Indianapolis
446k
vs 2.1M in Indianapolis
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in corpus christi.
Indianapolis edges ahead with 174 pleasant days. Summer asks for something in return: 55 days top 95° here, 0 in Indianapolis.
But the calendar thins out: Indianapolis stays 5.2× busier.
50/100
19% lower than Indianapolis
vs 62/100 in Indianapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Mustang Island State Park, 15.3 mi.
70/100
29% lower than Indianapolis
vs 99/100 in Indianapolis
4
89% fewer than Indianapolis
vs 35 nonstops in Indianapolis
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