Webb County · Texas · South · 258k residents
Laredo, TX: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Laredo: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, 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.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $916/wk. Texas's corporate income tax rate is 0%. Commercial electricity averages 8.6¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$916/wk
Corporate income tax
0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
22%
Commercial electricity
8.6¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Laredo's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
65/100
Steady
Ranks Laredo's residential building-permit and jobs 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. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| 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% |
| Corporate income tax | 0% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $916/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 22% |
| Commercial electricity | 8.6¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 21.9/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $111,450 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $77,050 |
| Wage: General manager | $78,640 |
| Wage: Customer service | $34,420 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $35,410 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $49,010 |
| Wage: Electrician | $46,140 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $27,530 |
| 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% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +1.3% |
| Building permits YoY | -7.5% |
| 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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- Is Laredo a good place to run a business?
- Texas's corporate income tax rate is 0%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $916/wk; commercial electricity averages 8.6¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- 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 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Laredo?
- A two-bedroom in Laredo rents for about $1,010/mo.