Best PlacesSouth Side, Corpus Christi, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Side, 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.
South Side, Corpus Christi ranks 2,756th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. The coast is about 16 minutes away. Its strengths are affordable childcare and a stable housing market. The cost shows up in distance from a big city, summer heat, and tree cover.
The best neighborhoods in South Side, 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.
South Side, Corpus Christi's strengths and weaknesses
South Side, Corpus Christi lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. Affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and state finances carry most of that.
The drawbacks are real but narrow. Distance from a big city, summer heat, and tree cover hold the score down. That one depends almost entirely on which part you pick, which is what the map below settles.
Where South Side, Corpus Christi ranks high
- Cheap childcare$702 a month, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 178 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of neighborhoods
Where South Side, Corpus Christi ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in South Side, Corpus Christi
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Side, Corpus Christi home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,723, 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 South Side, Corpus Christi's effective rate of 1.49%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in South Side, Corpus Christi
South Side, Corpus Christi runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South Side, Corpus Christi.
Who works in South Side, Corpus Christi, and how
Work in South Side, Corpus Christi centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in South Side, Corpus Christi
South Side, Corpus Christi has more parkland per resident than 79% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 16 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of South Side, Corpus Christi and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South Side, Corpus Christi, month by month
South Side, Corpus Christi sees roughly 178 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 South Side, 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 144 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Side, Corpus Christi
Schools across South Side, Corpus Christi average a B, better than 76% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Kolda ElB+ · 52% proficient
- Mireles ElB · 46% proficient
- Faye Webb ElB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Flour Bluff IntB · 47% proficient
- Kaffie MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Adkins MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Harold T Branch Academy For Career & Technical EdB+ · 57% proficient
- Veterans Memorial H SB+ · 55% proficient
- Flour Bluff H SB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Side, Corpus Christi school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Side, 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 South Side, Corpus Christi against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who South Side, Corpus Christi suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 74% of neighborhoods, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 6% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 85% of neighborhoods and it is quieter than 83%.
Common questions about living in South Side, Corpus Christi
Is South Side, Corpus Christi a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Side, Corpus Christi ranks 2,756th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and state finances, and lowest on distance from a big city and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Side, Corpus Christi expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $246,763. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $84,723 median income, cost of living beats 74% of neighborhoods.
Is South Side, Corpus Christi safe?
South Side, Corpus Christi is safer than 46% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $611 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in South Side, Corpus Christi?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 53. That works out to about 178 pleasant days a year, more than 85% of neighborhoods.
Is South Side, Corpus Christi good for families?
Schools beat 76% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 46%, and childcare runs $702 a month.
Is South Side, Corpus Christi good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 74% of neighborhoods, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 66% of neighborhoods. About 6% of workers already work from home.
Compare South Side, Corpus Christi with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Side, Corpus Christi. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Side, 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.
South Side, Corpus Christi detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Side, Corpus Christi: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Side, Corpus Christi: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Side, Corpus Christi: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Side, Corpus Christi: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Side, 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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