Nueces County · Texas · South · 317k residents
Corpus Christi, TX: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Corpus Christi: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Texas median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in Corpus Christi is $210,400, 18% below the Texas median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,327/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 88 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $67,394 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Corpus Christi is $210,400, 18% below the median for ACS-covered places in Texas.
- Household income: Median household income is $67,394, 10.7% below the median for ACS-covered places in Texas.
- Adult education: 24.4% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 17% below the median for ACS-covered places in Texas.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 3.1 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A Gulf Coast city where beaches, working waterfronts, and birding create a distinctly coastal Texas life.
Known for: Padre Island beaches, the port, fishing, wind energy, and the Texas State Aquarium.
Calendar note: The Fiesta de la Flor festival honors Selena’s cultural legacy.
Story source: Visit Corpus Christi
- Scale: A large city with a quarter-million or more residents in the profile data.
- Setting: The profile places Corpus Christi about 21 miles from the nearest tracked ocean.
- Climate signal: The profile records 230 sunny days and 0 inches of annual snow.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 42 and an average commute of 27 minutes.
WhereToHQ derives these signals from the committed city dataset. Read the methodology for coverage and source limits.
Compare Corpus Christi side by side
Cost of living index
88
ACS median home value
$210,400
2-bedroom rent
$1,327/mo
Median household income
$67,394
Housing momentum
How fast Corpus Christi's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
30/100
Cooling
Ranks Corpus Christi's home-price and rent growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by Corpus Christi's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $210,400 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $170 |
| Property tax rate | 1.68% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,089/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,327/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 8.2% |
| Cost of living index | 88 |
| Groceries index | 96 |
| Utilities | $185/mo |
| Transit pass | $96/mo |
| Gas price | $2.90/gal |
| Healthcare index | 96 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,000/mo |
| Median household income | $67,394 |
| Unemployment rate | 4% |
| Population | 317k |
| Crime index | 50/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 42/100 |
| Disaster risk | 97/100 |
| Avg. commute | 27 min |
| Sunny days / year | 230 days |
| July high | 92°F |
| January low | 47°F |
| Annual snowfall | 0 in |
| Home price YoY | -0.5% |
| Home price MoM | -0.2% |
| Rent YoY | 0.0% |
| Rent MoM | +0.6% |
| Ocean coast | 21 mi |
| Big lake | 183 mi |
| Mountains | 372 mi |
| Major airport | 136 mi |
| Ski resort | 632 mi |
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Real listings in Corpus Christi
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- What is the cost of living in Corpus Christi, TX?
- Corpus Christi indexes at 88 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,327/mo and a acs median home value of $210,400.
- How much does a house cost in Corpus Christi?
- The acs median home value in Corpus Christi is $210,400, 18% below the Texas median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Corpus Christi?
- A two-bedroom in Corpus Christi rents for about $1,327/mo.