Midland vs Corpus Christi leftover
Moving to Corpus Christi costs you $980 a month
$2,501/mo leftover in Corpus Christi vs $3,481 in Midland after tax and rent ($980 less). −$11,760 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Midland leftover
$3,481
a month after tax and rent
Corpus Christi leftover
$2,501
−$980 vs Midland
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Monthly gap
Midland → Corpus Christi
$980
less / month in Midland
$2,501 in Corpus Christi · $3,481 in Midland · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
In 2022-2023, 38 households moved Midland → Corpus Christi (avg AGI $87,842). 41 went the other way. The whole move →
−$980 / mo
| Per month | Midland | Corpus Christi | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,417 | $6,763 | −$1,654 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,797 | $1,306 | −$490 |
| Take-home pay | $6,620 | $5,457 | −$1,163 |
| Rent | $1,254 | $1,072 | −$182 |
| Getting around | $570 | $569 | −$1 |
| Groceries | $363 | $363 | $0 |
| Healthcare | $408 | $408 | $0 |
| Utilities | $227 | $227 | $0 |
| Everything else | $317 | $317 | $0 |
| Left over | $3,481 | $2,501 | −$980 |
To break even in Corpus Christi, you'd need to earn
$98,000
Household gross, versus $101,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Midland does now.
The tax difference alone
$0
A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.
More about Corpus Christi
Midland, TX in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,493 and 263 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.
Corpus Christi, TX in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,276 and 232 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Corpus Christi on Corpus Christi wages.
Corpus Christi → Midland →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Corpus Christi than Midland?
A one-bedroom is about $1,254 in Midland versus $1,072 in Corpus Christi. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $980 a month lower in Corpus Christi. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Corpus Christi have state income tax?
Corpus Christi is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Midland to Corpus Christi?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Texas tax, rent is priced at the same bedroom count, and leftover is the gap. The from-to page also lists IRS households that already made the move, when that data exists.
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Midland and Corpus Christi moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.