With over 133 miles of Gulf Coast beaches, Corpus Christi is a great place for the warm-blooded to reside.
City: Corpus Christi
State: Texas
Best Cities Overall Rank: 48
About Corpus Christi: The Corpus Christi area has over 133 miles of Gulf Coast beaches.
Corpus Christi’s biggest recorded snowfall was 5 inches on January 29, 1897.
Corpus Christi is ranked 87th among our cities for Best Jobs, with short commutes and low unemployment. The area’s major industries are petrochemical, military, and tourism.
County: Nueces
Population: 286,462
Official website for city visitors’ bureau/city: Visitor’s bureau website
Newspaper with the largest circulation: Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Corpus Christi blogs:
Clip & Save, The Final Four in Corpus Christi,
Corpus Christi‘s Facebook page: Follow Corpus Christi on Facebook
Corpus Christi‘s Twitter page: Follow Corpus Christi on Twitter
Education rank: 62
High School graduation rate 2008: 77.09%
Blue Ribbon Schools, 2003-2009: 4
Blue Ribbon Schools per 100,000 people: 1.39
NEAYC-accredited preschools: 5
NAEYC schools per 100,000 people: 1.75
NAEP State proficiency reading, grade 8: 260
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 15.9
Total Expenditures Per Student: $7,938
Health rank: 53
Quality children’s hospitals: 1
Hospitals per 100,000 people: 0.35
Quality Pediatricians: 0
Quality Pediatricians per 100,000: 0
Average number of Unhealthy Air Quality days between 2006-2008, by county: 0
Safety rank: 54
Violent Crimes, 2008: 2224
Violent Crime Rate per 100,000: 776.37
Sex Offenders: 487
Sex Offenders per 100,000: 170
Economy rank: 19
Travel time to work, 2006-2008, in minutes: 18.69
Percent of labor force unemployed, January 2010: 8.4
Best Performing Cities Job Index: 493.68
Median Home List Price: $159,900
Recreation Rank: 79
Parkland acreage, 2008 (includes pools and playgrounds): 1799
Parkland per 100,000: 628.01
