Corpus Christi or Myrtle Beach: which is better?
US metro area: head-to-head comparison
Corpus Christi and Myrtle Beach are even: 4 : 4 across 11 indicators.
- Money: Corpus Christi 4:0
- Climate and risks: Myrtle Beach 0:4
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Corpus Christi
Indicator
Myrtle Beach
Money
Better: Corpus Christi (4 : 0)Per capita income
higher is better
✓$58,257
20248% higher
✗$53,905
20247% lower
Typical rent
lower is better
✓$1,425
2026-09-3017% lower
✗$1,722
2026-09-3021% higher
Typical home value
lower is better
✓$221,538
2026-09-3035% lower
✗$339,738
2026-09-3053% higher
Price level
lower is better
✓92.7 100 = US average
2024almost equal
93.6 100 = US average
2024almost equal
Climate and risks
Better: Myrtle Beach (0 : 4)Air: median AQI
lower is better
✗51 AQI
202428% higher
✓40 AQI
202422% lower
Days with unhealthy air
lower is better
✗16 days per year
2024
✓0 days per year
2024
Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
lower is better
✗173 days per year
2016-2025133% higher
✓74 days per year
2016-202557% lower
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
tie
0 days per year
2016-2025
0 days per year
2016-2025
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
tie
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
0 days per year
2016-2025
0 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
431 °C·days per year
2016-2025
1,100 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
2,280 °C·days per year
2016-2025
1,259 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Rainy days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
56 days per year
2016-2025
91 days per year
2016-2025
Snowfall days
no data for one of the places
0 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Annual precipitation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
774 mm per year
2016-2025
1,311 mm per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
10.4 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
9.9 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
13.9 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
14.4 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
76 %
2021-2025
77 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
lower is better
✗205 days per year
2021-202584% higher
✓112 days per year
2021-202546% lower
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
0 km
2006-2025
0 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
tie
0.00 per year
2006-2025
0.00 per year
2006-2025
Urban environment
no winnerPopulation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
450,187 people
2024
413,391 people
2024
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Corpus Christi, Myrtle Beach.