same $100k income, fresh start from New Orleans
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
lighter monthly cost than New Orleans
Not a fortune, but real money. Corpus Christi runs cheaper than New Orleans month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,410/mo
13% cheaper than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$6,923/mo
$452 more than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
15% cheaper than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
446k
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in corpus christi.
New Orleans gets 235 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summer asks for something in return: 55 days top 95° here, 3 in New Orleans.
82% fewer events than New Orleans. The pace eases up.
50/100
9% lower than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Mustang Island State Park, 15.3 mi.
70/100
29% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
4
90% fewer than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
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