Webb County · Texas · South · 258k residents
Laredo, TX: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Laredo: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Texas median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in Laredo is $193,500, 25% below the Texas median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,010/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 82 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $63,915 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Laredo is $193,500, 24.6% below the median for ACS-covered places in Texas.
- Household income: Median household income is $63,915, 15.4% below the median for ACS-covered places in Texas.
- Adult education: 22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 25.2% below the median for ACS-covered places in Texas.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 3.0 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A border city where trade, bilingual culture, and South Texas traditions meet every day.
Known for: International commerce, Mexican American heritage, food, and the Rio Grande region.
Calendar note: Washington’s Birthday Celebration is the city’s defining annual festival.
Story source: Visit Laredo
- Scale: A large city with a quarter-million or more residents in the profile data.
- Setting: The profile places Laredo about 138 miles from the nearest tracked ocean.
- Climate signal: The profile records 230 sunny days.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 42 and an average commute of 27 minutes.
WhereToHQ derives these signals from the committed city dataset. Read the methodology for coverage and source limits.
Compare Laredo side by side
Cost of living index
82
ACS median home value
$193,500
2-bedroom rent
$1,010/mo
Median household income
$63,915
Housing momentum
How fast Laredo's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
42/100
Steady
Ranks Laredo's home-price and rent growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by Laredo's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $193,500 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $170 |
| Property tax rate | 1.68% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $790/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,010/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 8.2% |
| Cost of living index | 82 |
| Groceries index | 96 |
| Utilities | $185/mo |
| Transit pass | $96/mo |
| Gas price | $2.90/gal |
| Healthcare index | 96 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,000/mo |
| Median household income | $63,915 |
| Unemployment rate | 4% |
| Population | 258k |
| Crime index | 50/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 42/100 |
| Disaster risk | 89/100 |
| Avg. commute | 27 min |
| Sunny days / year | 230 days |
| July high | 100°F |
| January low | 47°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +2.8% |
| Home price MoM | +0.1% |
| Rent YoY | -3.0% |
| Rent MoM | 0.0% |
| Ocean coast | 138 mi |
| Big lake | 221 mi |
| Mountains | 260 mi |
| Major airport | 153 mi |
| Ski resort | 553 mi |
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Real listings in Laredo
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- What is the cost of living in Laredo, TX?
- Laredo indexes at 82 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,010/mo and a acs median home value of $193,500.
- How much does a house cost in Laredo?
- The acs median home value in Laredo is $193,500, 25% below the Texas median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Laredo?
- A two-bedroom in Laredo rents for about $1,010/mo.