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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

$1,309

under Naples, every month

Corpus Christi sits well below Naples on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
landable, recorded on the corpus christi entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,410/mo

48% cheaper than Naples(vs $2,719/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Naples

03after rent

$6,923/mo

$1,309 more than Naples

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

04a house here

$221k

67% cheaper than Naples

vs $679k in Naples

05metro size

446k

vs 404k in Naples

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in corpus christi.

Naples has the edge here, logging 261 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 55 days a year clear 95°, well past Naples's 0.

·outdoorscore

50/100

14% lower than Naples

vs 58/100 in Naples

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

·walk score®

70/100

14% lower than Naples

vs 81/100 in Naples

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

4

88% fewer than Naples

vs 34 nonstops in Naples

04 · see also

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