$100k salary, packing up from Seattle
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 Seattle's monthly cost
The gap is real. Corpus Christi costs noticeably less than Seattle, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,410/mo
36% cheaper than Seattle(vs $2,193/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Seattle
$6,923/mo
$783 more than Seattle
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
72% cheaper than Seattle
vs $791k in Seattle
446k
vs 4.0M in Seattle
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in corpus christi.
Seattle gets 182 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Heat is the cost: 55 days top 95° vs Seattle's 0.
Seattle hosts 14.9× more events.
50/100
46% lower than Seattle
vs 93/100 in Seattle
Closest outdoor draw: Mustang Island State Park, 15.3 mi.
70/100
29% lower than Seattle
vs 98/100 in Seattle
4
96% fewer than Seattle
vs 90 nonstops in Seattle
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