Area data
Corpus Christi, TX — ZIP 78408
Population: 10,111 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $93,330
- 1-year appreciation
- +4.6%
- 3-year appreciation
- -3.6%
- 5-year appreciation
- -7.5%
- 10-year appreciation
- +31.8%
- All-time peak (2021-06)
- $102,225
- House Price Index
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- 1-year forecast
- -4.2%
- New listings (monthly)
- 5
Rents
- Typical rent
- $1,209/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 96.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $19.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 4
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- coldWave, hurricane, drought, heatWave, inlandFlooding
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 32.1 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 48
- Days with Good air quality
- 196
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Padre Island National Seashore (51 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) (4 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 21
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.8 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -858 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,960
- Median annual property tax
- $1,226
- Mean commute to work
- 19 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 65.8%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 133,125
- Average weekly wage
- $1,102
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,223
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