$100k a year, no longer in Los Angeles
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
less monthly outlay than Los Angeles
Corpus Christi is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,410/mo
51% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$6,923/mo
$2,264 more than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
78% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
446k
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in corpus christi.
Los Angeles gets 283 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 55 days above 95° vs Los Angeles's 19.
95% fewer events than Los Angeles. The pace eases up.
50/100
25% lower than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Mustang Island State Park, 15.3 mi.
70/100
27% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
4
97% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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