on $100k a year, leaving Salt Lake City
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 Salt Lake City
Corpus Christi gives you room Salt Lake City doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,410/mo
12% cheaper than Salt Lake City(vs $1,608/mo)
0%
$387/mo less in state tax than Salt Lake City
vs 4.65% in Salt Lake City
$6,923/mo
$585 more than Salt Lake City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
62% cheaper than Salt Lake City
vs $584k in Salt Lake City
446k
vs 1.3M in Salt Lake City
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in corpus christi.
Salt Lake City only manages 168 of those. Warm, not extreme: 55 days clear 95°, vs 23 back in Salt Lake City.
But the calendar thins out: Salt Lake City stays 3.6× busier.
50/100
36% lower than Salt Lake City
vs 78/100 in Salt Lake City
Closest outdoor draw: Mustang Island State Park, 15.3 mi.
70/100
12% lower than Salt Lake City
vs 80/100 in Salt Lake City
4
96% fewer than Salt Lake City
vs 90 nonstops in Salt Lake City
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