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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

$276

less monthly outlay than Kennewick

The gap is real. Corpus Christi costs noticeably less than Kennewick, every month.
landable, recorded on the corpus christi entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,410/mo

16% cheaper than Kennewick(vs $1,686/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Kennewick

03after rent

$6,923/mo

$276 more than Kennewick

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

04a house here

$221k

50% cheaper than Kennewick

vs $441k in Kennewick

05metro size

446k

vs 314k in Kennewick

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in corpus christi.

Kennewick actually gets more: 199 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 55 days clear 95°, vs 26 back in Kennewick.

1600% more happening than in Kennewick.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

50/100

32% lower than Kennewick

vs 74/100 in Kennewick

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

·walk score®

70/100

27% higher than Kennewick

vs 55/100 in Kennewick

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

4

50% fewer than Kennewick

vs 8 nonstops in Kennewick

04 · see also

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