Corpus Christi
Southside
Southside is Corpus Christi's main residential and retail grid: brick subdivisions and cul-de-sacs close to grocery stores, shopping centers and the park trails along Oso Creek, with a straightforward drive in any direction.
Current listings in Southside
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At a glance
- Drive to Downtown
- 15–20 minutes by the Crosstown Expressway or by SPID
- Drive to the Gulf beaches
- 18–25 minutes over the JFK Causeway
- Most common homes
- Single-story brick homes & newer two-story brick and stone homes
- School district
- Corpus Christi ISD
Homes in Southside
The north-central part of Southside was built mostly in the 1970s through the 1990s, and its single-story brick homes are the area's signature. South of Saratoga Boulevard, toward Oso Bay and London, construction runs from the 2000s to today, with two-story brick and stone homes in planned subdivisions. Lots average 0.16 to 0.25 acres. Water frontage is limited to creek and preserve greenbelts and a few parcels on the upper reaches of Oso Bay.
Drive times
- NAS Corpus Christi: 15–25 minutes
- Downtown Corpus Christi: 15–20 minutes by the Crosstown Expressway (TX-286) or SPID (TX-358)
- Corpus Christi International Airport: 15–25 minutes
- The Port of Corpus Christi and Refinery Row: 18–25 minutes
- Gulf beaches on North Padre Island: 18–25 minutes by SPID and the JFK Causeway
Everyday places
- Bill Witt City Park (soccer fields and a dog park)
- Oso Bay Wetlands Preserve & Learning Center (nature trails)
- South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center
- La Palmera mall
- Moore Plaza
Before you make an offer
Southside is nearly flat, so ask how the street and lot drain in a heavy rain and whether the home sits near a drainage ditch or retention channel. Ask about the foundation's history; the local clay soil swells and shrinks with the weather. In newer subdivisions, read the HOA rules on fencing, outbuildings and street parking before you commit. On the newer southern edge, ask which taxing districts and utilities serve the lot, since they vary from one development to the next.
Windstorm insurance and flood zones vary by property; Marci can point you to the right specialist. This isn't insurance or legal advice.
A question Marci hears
Why are there so many drainage swales and retention ponds on the Southside?
The coastal plain here has very little natural slope, so detention ponds and drainage ditches are built into the neighborhoods to carry stormwater toward Oso Creek and Oso Bay.
Good to know
Southside is also the city's main shopping and dining corridor, centered on South Padre Island Drive (SPID), Saratoga Boulevard and Staples Street.
Talk it through with Marci
Or send Marci a text at (361) 724-4384.