on $100k a year, leaving Tulsa
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
under Tulsa, every month
Corpus Christi gives you room Tulsa doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,410/mo
4% more expensive than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)
0%
$396/mo less in state tax than Tulsa
vs 4.75% in Tulsa
$6,923/mo
$335 more than Tulsa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
12% cheaper than Tulsa
vs $253k in Tulsa
446k
vs 1.0M in Tulsa
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in corpus christi.
Tulsa only manages 163 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 55 days top 95° vs Tulsa's 31.
But the calendar thins out: Tulsa stays 2.2× busier.
50/100
2% higher than Tulsa
vs 49/100 in Tulsa
Closest outdoor draw: Mustang Island State Park, 15.3 mi.
70/100
9% lower than Tulsa
vs 77/100 in Tulsa
4
78% fewer than Tulsa
vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa
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