$100k salary, packing up from Shreveport
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 Shreveport's monthly cost
On paper, Corpus Christi and Shreveport are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,410/mo
8% more expensive than Shreveport(vs $1,308/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Shreveport
vs 3% in Shreveport
$6,923/mo
$148 more than Shreveport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
26% more expensive than Shreveport
vs $176k in Shreveport
446k
vs 383k in Shreveport
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in corpus christi.
Shreveport only manages 159 of those.
A real upgrade on things to do: 17.0× Shreveport's pace.
50/100
11% lower than Shreveport
vs 56/100 in Shreveport
Closest outdoor draw: Mustang Island State Park, 15.3 mi.
70/100
37% higher than Shreveport
vs 51/100 in Shreveport
4
20% fewer than Shreveport
vs 5 nonstops in Shreveport
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