Best PlacesBay Area, Corpus Christi, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bay Area, Corpus Christi, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bay Area, Corpus Christi ranks 2,902nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bay Area, Corpus Christi
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Bay Area, Corpus Christi's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bay Area, Corpus Christi ranks high
- Cheap childcare$702 a month, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.0 minutes each way, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Bay Area, Corpus Christi ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Bay Area, Corpus Christi
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bay Area, Corpus Christi home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,117, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Bay Area, Corpus Christi's effective rate of 1.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bay Area, Corpus Christi
Bay Area, Corpus Christi's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bay Area, Corpus Christi.
Who works in Bay Area, Corpus Christi, and how
Work in Bay Area, Corpus Christi centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Bay Area, Corpus Christi
Bay Area, Corpus Christi has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 80% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 16 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Bay Area, Corpus Christi and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bay Area, Corpus Christi, month by month
Bay Area, Corpus Christi sees roughly 177 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 53. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 60° | 53° |
| April | 83° | 75° | 70° |
| July | 92° | 86° | 81° |
| October | 86° | 78° | 72° |
Flying in and out of Bay Area, Corpus Christi
The nearest airport, Corpus Christi International, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 142 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bay Area, Corpus Christi
Schools across Bay Area, Corpus Christi average a B+, better than 82% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Windsor Park G/tA+ · 85% proficient
- Woodlawn ElC · 33% proficient
- Calk-wilson ElC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Flour Bluff IntB · 47% proficient
- Adkins MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Haas MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Harold T Branch Academy For Career & Technical EdB+ · 57% proficient
- Flour Bluff H SB+ · 54% proficient
- Ray H SB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bay Area, Corpus Christi school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bay Area, Corpus Christi measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Bay Area, Corpus Christi against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Bay Area, Corpus Christi suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 76% of neighborhoods and 9% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 85% of neighborhoods and it is quieter than 69%.
Common questions about living in Bay Area, Corpus Christi
Is Bay Area, Corpus Christi a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bay Area, Corpus Christi ranks 2,902nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on summer heat and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bay Area, Corpus Christi expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $271,251. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $81,117 median income, cost of living beats 76% of neighborhoods.
Is Bay Area, Corpus Christi safe?
Bay Area, Corpus Christi is safer than 26% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $752 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Bay Area, Corpus Christi?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 53. That works out to about 177 pleasant days a year, more than 85% of neighborhoods.
Is Bay Area, Corpus Christi good for families?
Schools beat 82% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 26%, and childcare runs $702 a month.
Compare Bay Area, Corpus Christi with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bay Area, Corpus Christi. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bay Area, Corpus Christi represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Bay Area, Corpus Christi detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bay Area, Corpus Christi: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bay Area, Corpus Christi: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bay Area, Corpus Christi: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bay Area, Corpus Christi: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bay Area, Corpus Christi detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
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