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Rankings for Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi Ranked
#3 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Highest Risk)
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#3 Riskiest Places for Natural Disasters
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#10 Hurricane Hotspots
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#14 Best Cities for Teleworking - Small Metro Areas
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#41 2005 High Gas Prices
Gas prices recently hit an all-time high, and they show no sign of coming down. Today the average U.S. family with two drivers p... Read More

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#61 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?
Gas prices have recently hit an all-time high, and they show no sign of coming down any time soon. The average U.S. family with tw... Read More

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#101 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#121 2005 Best Places to Live
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#175 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Merritt Island

Merritt Island Ranked
#7 Hurricane Hotspots
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#21 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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#50 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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#62 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#64 2005 Best Places to Live
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#85 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
When it comes to summer and its accompanying hot weather, there are so many beautiful things - beach days, barbecues, revea... Read More

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#252 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Corpus Christi    57 Reviews

I grew up here and come visit all the time.Some say roads are bad but they have been redoing most all major roads ,now they are working on residential streets.Some say  More

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I grew up in Corpus Christi and still return occasionally. Corpus Christi is probably the most underrated city in Texas. Probably because it is not the picture of a  More

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Over 7 years ago

Corpus Christi is a small city on the shores of Texas with a very nice bayfront. The winters are cloudy bringing much cooler air. The summer months are brutally hot  More

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Reviews for Merritt Island    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

It can get hot in the summer, but you get a breeze off the ocean most afternoons. If you live on the waterways, it seems to be a little cooler. Winters are  More

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Over 14 years ago

New to the area, but soon to know more. Florida is a sunshine state  More

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Over 17 years ago

Coming from Virginia, the Merritt Island architecture leaves a lot to be desired. Hurricane season (June - November) causes me a lot of  More

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