Cost of living in Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas has about 317,419 people. Typical rent is $1,292 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $67,394 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #196 in Texas on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,292 a month.
Corpus Christi is a city in Texas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $67,394 a year.
- People
- 317,419
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,292
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $67,394
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $210,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,421
- Corpus Christi, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Corpus Christi, Texas has about 317,419 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $210,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Nueces County is $1,421 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Corpus Christi. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Corpus Christi, TX metro area, prices sit at 92.7 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Texas does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.2% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Corpus Christi's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Texas home paid 15.88¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Corpus Christi's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in Texas averaged $2.76 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 885 places we list in Texas with a rent figure, 330 have higher typical rent than Corpus Christi.
Nearby places
- Port Aransas
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EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
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Bigger places in Texas
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.