01 · the cities
Wichita
Wichita is the Air Capital of the World, with Cessna, Beechcraft, and major Spirit AeroSystems facilities all here. The Arkansas River runs through downtown, and the Old Town district has brick streets, breweries, and the kind of friendly Kansas pace that makes the rest of the country envious. The flatness is real, and the sunsets are enormous because of it.
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
$1,173/mo
$1,410/mo
$237/mo more than Wichita (17%)
Median home price
Median home price
$221k
$221k
State income tax
State income tax
5.7%
0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$6,685/mo
$6,923/mo
Corpus Christi has $238/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
164 days
171 days
7 more than Wichita
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
30 days
55 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
20 days
0 days
days below 20°F per year
Corpus Christi has 25 more days above 95°F each year than Wichita. Wichita drops below 20°F on 20 more days per year than Corpus Christi.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
52 / 100
50 / 100
2.0 pts behind Wichita
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
11 routes
4 routes
7 fewer direct routes than Wichita
Metro size
Metro size
653k metro
446k metro
Wichita and Corpus Christi have similar event volume.
the verdict
4
Wichita
categories won
4
Corpus Christi
categories won
Wichita wins on lifestyle, Corpus Christi wins on money and weather. Dead even.
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