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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

$2,360

below Oxnard's monthly cost

In Corpus Christi, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
landable, recorded on the corpus christi entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,410/mo

53% cheaper than Oxnard(vs $2,995/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$775/mo less in state tax than Oxnard

vs 9.3% in Oxnard

03after rent

$6,923/mo

$2,360 more than Oxnard

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

04a house here

$221k

76% cheaper than Oxnard

vs $923k in Oxnard

05metro size

446k

vs 830k in Oxnard

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in corpus christi.

Oxnard edges ahead with 342 pleasant days. Summer asks for something in return: 55 days top 95° here, 0 in Oxnard.

A similar weekend lineup to Oxnard.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

50/100

32% lower than Oxnard

vs 74/100 in Oxnard

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

·walk score®

70/100

27% lower than Oxnard

vs 96/100 in Oxnard

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

4

0% fewer than Oxnard

vs 0 nonstops in Oxnard

04 · see also

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