Example household · $83,730 · same pay · 1 adult

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Move Score77

Corpus Christi, TX

$2,689after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Corpus Christi.

  • 232 sunny days

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So you know: homicide deaths in Corpus Christi are above the US rate in this release, 8.5 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

77

Each row is 0–100. The Move Score is their weighted average, rounded, and it stops at 99. Rent is only in Housing. Jobs is off when the paycheck is the same in every city. Schools is off when there are no kids.

The 6 rows that are on. Their weighted average is 77.1, and that is the score, rounded, up to 99. Rows that are off stay out. The percent on each row is its weight. Tap a row to see what it measures. How the score is weighted

Example household

Example: $83,730, same pay in every city · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom

Salary, before tax

$83,730 in every city.

Pay between cities
Job
Adults
Kids
Housing
Bedrooms · 1 bedroom

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After tax and rent

$2,689

Home city

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Salary

$83,730

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,333
Rent$1,072
Other bills$1,884
Left$2,689

Stats

Rent
$1,276
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,645
Per month
Tax
19%
Of pay
Prices
9% below
US, besides rent

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$2,689 / mo

Money left after tax and rent, by state.Corpus Christi
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Corpus Christi · this breakdown

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,333
  • Rent$1,072
  • Other$1,884
  • Left$2,689

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (TX)
None
Take-home pay
$67,734
Effective tax rate
19.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,072
Groceries
$363
Getting around
$569
Healthcare
$408
Utilities and internet
$227
Everything else
$317
Total spending
$2,956

After tax and rent

$2,689 left/mo

County by county

3 counties. Rent in this table is the Census median of what residents pay. The city figure is Zillow asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Corpus Christi, TX
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Nueces CountyTX353k79%$1,224$1,257$194,700$66,02121 min
San Patricio CountyTX70k16%$1,239$1,182$180,400$67,51223 min
Aransas CountyTX24k5%$1,052$1,276$236,800$61,75424 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,815 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,072.

Work from home
6.4% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
71.2% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is from ACS 2024 1-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

Best cities for remote workersMoving from Texas

The place

22 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
Not shown for this metro.
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
22 minutes each way
Size
447k people
Buying instead
Median home $195,400. About $1,503/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
No state income tax. Sales tax 8.2%, property tax 1.59%.

Schools

Students
73,297
Pupils per teacher
15
Districts
23
  1. Corpus Christi ISD33,103 students
  2. Flour Bluff ISD5,559 students
  3. Gregory-Portland ISD5,024 students
  4. Calallen ISD3,745 students
  5. Tuloso-Midway ISD3,671 students

NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 5.

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Corpus Christi calculated?

Corpus Christi is in Texas, which has no state income tax. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax and payroll tax. Leftover is what remains after rent and bills.

What does rent cost in Corpus Christi?

About $1,072 for a one-bedroom and $1,276 for a two-bedroom in Corpus Christi, TX. Corpus Christi averages 232 sunny days, a July high of 90°F, and a 22-minute commute.

How do I compare Corpus Christi with another city?

Put Corpus Christi next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.

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