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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

$231

cheaper each month than South Bend

You'd feel the difference in Corpus Christi. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to South Bend.
landable, recorded on the corpus christi entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,410/mo

1% more expensive than South Bend(vs $1,391/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$250/mo less in state tax than South Bend

vs 3% in South Bend

03after rent

$6,923/mo

$231 more than South Bend

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

04a house here

$221k

4% cheaper than South Bend

vs $230k in South Bend

05metro size

446k

vs 324k in South Bend

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in corpus christi.

South Bend only logs 157 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 55 days top 95° vs South Bend's 0.

On par with South Bend for events and shows.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

50/100

6% lower than South Bend

vs 53/100 in South Bend

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

·walk score®

70/100

15% lower than South Bend

vs 82/100 in South Bend

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

4

56% fewer than South Bend

vs 9 nonstops in South Bend

04 · see also

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