Best PlacesCalton Gardens, Laredo, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Calton Gardens, Laredo, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Calton Gardens, Laredo ranks 4,256th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Calton Gardens, Laredo
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Calton Gardens, Laredo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Calton Gardens, Laredo ranks high
- Cheap childcare$582 a month, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Calton Gardens, Laredo ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Household income$42,064 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Calton Gardens, Laredo
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Calton Gardens, Laredo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,064, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Calton Gardens, Laredo's effective rate of 1.59%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Calton Gardens, Laredo
Calton Gardens, Laredo runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Calton Gardens, Laredo.
Who works in Calton Gardens, Laredo, and how
Work in Calton Gardens, Laredo centers on retail trade and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Calton Gardens, Laredo
Calton Gardens, Laredo has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Calton Gardens, Laredo and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Calton Gardens, Laredo, month by month
Calton Gardens, Laredo sees roughly 197 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 102 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 47. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 57° | 47° |
| April | 91° | 76° | 65° |
| July | 102° | 89° | 77° |
| October | 89° | 76° | 66° |
Flying in and out of Calton Gardens, Laredo
The nearest airport, Laredo International, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 151 miles away.
The best schools in and around Calton Gardens, Laredo
Schools across Calton Gardens, Laredo average a C, better than 38% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Farias ElB · 44% proficient
- T Sanchez El / H Ochoa ElC− · 27% proficient
- Clark ElD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clark MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
- Memorial MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Christen MiddleD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- John B Alexander H SB+ · 52% proficient
- Martin H SC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Calton Gardens, Laredo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Calton Gardens, Laredo measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Calton Gardens, Laredo against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Calton Gardens, Laredo
Is Calton Gardens, Laredo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Calton Gardens, Laredo ranks 4,256th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, cell coverage, and walkability, and lowest on civic engagement and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Calton Gardens, Laredo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $145,987. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $42,064 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Calton Gardens, Laredo safe?
Yes, Calton Gardens, Laredo is safer than 81% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $333 per resident a year.
Compare Calton Gardens, Laredo with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Calton Gardens, Laredo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Calton Gardens, Laredo represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Calton Gardens, Laredo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Calton Gardens, Laredo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Calton Gardens, Laredo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Calton Gardens, Laredo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Calton Gardens, Laredo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Calton Gardens, Laredo detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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