same $100k income, fresh start from Mobile
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
cheaper each month than Mobile
You'd feel the difference in Corpus Christi. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Mobile.
a quick ledger.
$1,410/mo
8% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,923/mo
$308 more than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
14% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
446k
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in corpus christi.
Mobile has the edge here, logging 225 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 55 days a year clear 95°, well past Mobile's 3.
Things to do run about even with Mobile.
50/100
15% lower than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Mustang Island State Park, 15.3 mi.
70/100
1% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
4
20% fewer than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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