Best PlacesEl Trece, Laredo, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around El Trece, Laredo, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
El Trece, Laredo ranks 5,476th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in El Trece, 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.
El Trece, Laredo's strengths and weaknesses
Where El Trece, Laredo ranks high
- Cheap childcare$582 a month, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 197 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of neighborhoods
Where El Trece, Laredo ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in El Trece, Laredo
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median El Trece, Laredo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $35,949, 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 El Trece, Laredo's effective rate of 1.60%, 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 El Trece, Laredo
El Trece, Laredo runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for El Trece, Laredo.
Who works in El Trece, Laredo, and how
Work in El Trece, Laredo centers on hospitality & food and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in El Trece, Laredo
El Trece, Laredo has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of El Trece, Laredo and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in El Trece, Laredo, month by month
El Trece, 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 El Trece, Laredo
The nearest airport, Laredo International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 153 miles away.
The best schools in and around El Trece, Laredo
Schools across El Trece, Laredo average a D+, better than 16% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Leyendecker ElD · 20% proficient
- Macdonell ElD · 18% proficient
- Bruni ElD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Memorial MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Christen MiddleD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Martin H SC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every El Trece, Laredo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
El Trece, 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 El Trece, Laredo against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in El Trece, Laredo
Is El Trece, Laredo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, El Trece, Laredo ranks 5,476th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low disaster risk, and state finances, and lowest on summer heat and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is El Trece, Laredo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $118,419. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $35,949 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is El Trece, Laredo safe?
El Trece, Laredo is safer than 53% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $588 per resident a year.
Compare El Trece, Laredo with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to El Trece, Laredo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in El Trece, 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.
El Trece, Laredo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for El Trece, Laredo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in El Trece, Laredo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of El Trece, Laredo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in El Trece, Laredo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
El Trece, 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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