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Student Housing in Corpus Christi, TX
About Student Housing in Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX is a mid-size Gulf Coast city built around a curving bay, and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi sits on its own island campus just south of downtown, so students here are never far from the water. The Islander crowd shapes the southside, while the bayfront seawall, North Beach, and Mustang Island State Park give you sand and surf within a short drive. Downtown carries the civic heavy hitters: the USS Lexington Museum moored across the ship channel, the Texas State Aquarium, and a walkable bayfront where festivals and fireworks fill the calendar. Neighborhoods range from the breezy Island near campus to Flour Bluff and the leafy Southside. It's a laid-back beach-town college scene where flip-flops beat dress shoes most of the year.
Best Neighborhoods for Students in Corpus Christi
The Island
Near campus, it puts you minutes from class and the beach, with newer complexes built for Islanders who want to roll out of bed and onto Padre.
The Southside
The largest student catch-all, full of complexes along the SPID corridor with plenty of room to share.
Flour Bluff
Just across the JFK Causeway, a quieter, more local pocket with houses and duplexes and easy water access.
Getting Around Corpus Christi as a Student
Here's what you need to know about getting around Corpus Christi.