01 · the cities
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne sits where three rivers meet (the St. Joseph, the St. Marys, and the Maumee), and the riverfront has been transforming into a real public space. The Children's Zoo is consistently ranked among the country's best. It's the second-largest city in Indiana, with the friendly small-town feel still intact. Cheap, easy, and quietly improving.
full dispatch→Corpus Christi
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.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$1,187/mo
$1,410/mo
$223/mo more than Fort Wayne (16%)
Median home price
Median home price
$254k
$221k
$32k less than Fort Wayne
State income tax
State income tax
3.0%
0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$6,896/mo
$6,923/mo
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
161 days
171 days
10 more than Fort Wayne
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
55 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
38 days
0 days
days below 20°F per year
Corpus Christi has 55 more days above 95°F each year than Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne drops below 20°F on 38 more days per year than Corpus Christi.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
46 / 100
50 / 100
4.0 pts ahead of Fort Wayne
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
10 routes
4 routes
6 fewer direct routes than Fort Wayne
Metro size
Metro size
458k metro
446k metro
Fort Wayne has 1.2x more events per month than Corpus Christi.
the verdict
3
Fort Wayne
categories won
6
Corpus Christi
categories won
Corpus Christi leads on money and weather and wins overall.
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