landable/cost of living comparison
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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.

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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.

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02 · the money

Median rent

$1,173/mo

$1,410/mo

$237/mo more than Wichita (17%)

Median home price

$221k

$221k

State income tax

5.7%

0%

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

164 days

171 days

7 more than Wichita

Extreme heat days

30 days

55 days

days above 95°F per year

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

52 / 100

50 / 100

2.0 pts behind Wichita

Walk Score®

69 / 100

70 / 100

Nonstop flights

11 routes

4 routes

7 fewer direct routes than Wichita

Metro size

653k metro

446k metro

Wichita and Corpus Christi have similar event volume.

the verdict

4

Wichita

categories won

of 9

4

Corpus Christi

categories won

Wichita wins on lifestyle, Corpus Christi wins on money and weather. Dead even.

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