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Corpus Christi, TX cityscape

swapping out of new haven

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

$1,137

less monthly outlay than New Haven

Corpus Christi sits well below New Haven 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

33% cheaper than New Haven(vs $2,089/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$458/mo less in state tax than New Haven

vs 5.5% in New Haven

03after rent

$6,923/mo

$1,137 more than New Haven

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

04a house here

$221k

48% cheaper than New Haven

vs $424k in New Haven

05metro size

446k

vs 568k in New Haven

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in corpus christi.

New Haven only logs 155 pleasant days. Summer asks for something in return: 55 days top 95° here, 1 in New Haven.

On par with New Haven for events and shows.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

50/100

25% lower than New Haven

vs 67/100 in New Haven

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

·walk score®

70/100

27% lower than New Haven

vs 96/100 in New Haven

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

4

300% more than New Haven

vs 1 nonstops in New Haven

04 · see also

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