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Laredo is a big city of 257,619 people in Webb County, Texas. It's part of the Laredo, TX area. Summer highs average 100°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $1k a month.
257,619people
$194kTypical home
$1,030/moRent
100° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
273Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 257,619
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,361 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to San Antonio, TX
- In the Laredo, TX area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,220/mo)
- Median rent $1,030/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 100°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (136 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 75 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,134 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 48% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to LRD airport
- 150 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 142 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 495 ft
- 105 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 51 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 154 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 86 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Webb County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk