01 · the cities
Honolulu
Honolulu is Waikiki's high-rises pressed against turquoise water, Diamond Head crater glowing pink at dawn, and plate lunches that mix Hawaiian, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, and Portuguese into one perfect styrofoam container. Surf the south shore in summer, the north in winter. The North Shore is a 45-minute drive into a totally different world. Aloha here is a way of moving through the day.
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
$2,843/mo
$1,410/mo
$1,433/mo less than Honolulu (102%)
Median home price
Median home price
$1.1M
$221k
$840k less than Honolulu
State income tax
State income tax
11.0%
0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,574/mo
$6,923/mo
Corpus Christi has $2,349/mo more gross after rent at $100k
Gross left after rent reflects state income tax but not federal, based on $100k salary. Enter your salary to find your ideal city.
03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
316 days
171 days
145 fewer than Honolulu
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
55 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
0 days
days below 20°F per year
Corpus Christi has 55 more days above 95°F each year than Honolulu.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
55 / 100
50 / 100
5.0 pts behind Honolulu
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
51 routes
4 routes
47 fewer direct routes than Honolulu
Metro size
Metro size
989k metro
446k metro
Honolulu has 5.6x more events per month than Corpus Christi.
the verdict
4
Honolulu
categories won
4
Corpus Christi
categories won
Honolulu wins on weather and lifestyle, Corpus Christi wins on money. Dead even.
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