on $100k a year, leaving Portland
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
below Portland's monthly cost
Corpus Christi is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,410/mo
21% cheaper than Portland(vs $1,781/mo)
0%
$729/mo less in state tax than Portland
vs 8.75% in Portland
$6,923/mo
$1,100 more than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
61% cheaper than Portland
vs $562k in Portland
446k
vs 2.5M in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in corpus christi.
Portland actually gets more: 178 pleasant days a year. The trade is summer: 55 days above 95°, vs 7 in Portland.
But the calendar thins out: Portland stays 7.2× busier.
50/100
43% lower than Portland
vs 87/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Mustang Island State Park, 15.3 mi.
70/100
30% lower than Portland
vs 100/100 in Portland
4
93% fewer than Portland
vs 57 nonstops in Portland
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