Best PlacesSanto Nino, Laredo, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Santo Nino, 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.
Santo Nino, Laredo ranks 5,087th 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 Santo Nino, 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.
Santo Nino, Laredo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Santo Nino, Laredo ranks high
- Cheap childcare$582 a month, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Santo Nino, Laredo ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Santo Nino, Laredo
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Santo Nino, Laredo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,903, 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 Santo Nino, Laredo's effective rate of 1.41%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Santo Nino, Laredo
Santo Nino, 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 Santo Nino, Laredo.
Who works in Santo Nino, Laredo, and how
Work in Santo Nino, Laredo centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Santo Nino, Laredo
Santo Nino, Laredo has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Santo Nino, Laredo and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Santo Nino, Laredo, month by month
Santo Nino, Laredo sees roughly 198 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 Santo Nino, 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 154 miles away.
The best schools in and around Santo Nino, Laredo
Schools across Santo Nino, Laredo average a D+, better than 25% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- J Kawas ElA+ · 80% proficient
- Santo Nino ElD+ · 24% proficient
- H B Zachry ElD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- United South MiddleC− · 31% proficient
- Joaquin Cigarroa MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- United South H SB− · 42% proficient
- Dr Leo Cigarroa H SD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Santo Nino, Laredo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Santo Nino, 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 Santo Nino, Laredo against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Santo Nino, Laredo
Is Santo Nino, Laredo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Santo Nino, Laredo ranks 5,087th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low disaster risk, and cell coverage, and lowest on summer heat and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Santo Nino, Laredo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $138,129. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $44,903 median income, cost of living beats 12% of neighborhoods.
Is Santo Nino, Laredo safe?
Yes, Santo Nino, Laredo is safer than 81% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $345 per resident a year.
Compare Santo Nino, Laredo with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Santo Nino, Laredo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Santo Nino, 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.
Santo Nino, Laredo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Santo Nino, Laredo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Santo Nino, Laredo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Santo Nino, Laredo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Santo Nino, Laredo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Santo Nino, 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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