| When the skies are blue, the air is warm, and the | | | | the Port of Corpus Christi is the sixth largest port |
| water rolls up to the sandy beach gently and | | | | in the U.S. with tons of agricultural and oil products |
| hypnotically, it's hard to imagine being anywhere | | | | coming through daily. |
| more beautiful than in Corpus Christi, Texas. | | | | Besides a strong job market, another major |
| However, once every few decades, Mother | | | | advantage of living in Corpus Christi was being |
| Nature reminds residents that she is not to be | | | | named the first city to establish free Wi-Fi |
| taken for granted. | | | | throughout the town. Eventually city officials |
| In 1919, one of the most intense and deadly | | | | eventually sold the network to Earthlink, but that |
| storms of the 20th century struck the town, | | | | the service was the first-of-its-kind in the country |
| killing 287 people after already wreaking its | | | | demonstrates the long vision of the community |
| devastation on Florida where between 800 and | | | | leadership. |
| 900 lives were lost. In 1967, Hurricane Beulah | | | | While the average salary is just a little less than |
| made landfall near the town with a storm surge | | | | the Texas average income, homes for this Gulf |
| so powerful that 31 new channels were cut on | | | | community are affordable. The median price new |
| Padre Island. Hurricane Celia swept through just | | | | buyers paid in the town two years ago right after |
| three years later and although the damage was | | | | the real estate hey-day was just under $138,000. |
| extensive, loss of life was minimal because of the | | | | Condominium units were even more affordable, |
| city's preparedness. | | | | averaging about $120,000. |
| This kind of advance planning is one of many | | | | Affordable homes, endless beaches, ocean |
| reasons residents of Corpus Christi, Texas hang | | | | activities, and great opportunities for elementary, |
| their shingle that says "Home Sweet Home." A | | | | secondary, and higher education are really help |
| major military town, the Corpus Christi Army | | | | Corpus Christi rate as one of the best |
| Depot and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi provide | | | | communities in Texas to call home. |
| over 6,000 jobs to the local economy. In addition, | | | | |