Closest International Airports:

• 136 miles: Corpus Christi, TX (CRP /KCRP) Corpus Christi International Airport
• 138 miles: Monterrey, MĂ©xico (MTY / MMMY) General Mariano Escobedo International Airport
• 145 miles: McAllen, TX (MFE / KMFE) McAllen-Miller International Airport
• 168 miles: San Antonio, TX (SAT /KSAT) San Antonio International Airport

Closest Major City:

• 131 miles to Corpus Christi, TX 
• 145 miles to McAllen, TX
• 168 miles to San Antonio

Closest Domestic Airport:

• 131 miles to Corpus Christi, TX 
• 145 miles to McAllen, TX
• 168 miles to San Antonio

Cost of Living:

• Mean Housing Cost-$120, 600
• Cost of Living City- 77
• Cost of State living Index-91

Colleges and Universities:

• Texas A & M University-Kingsville (about 99 miles; Kingsville, TX; Full-time enrollment: 9,295)
• The University of Texas-Pan American (about 118 miles; Edinburg, TX; FT enrollment: 16,766)
• Southwest Texas Junior College (about 119 miles; Uvalde, TX; FT enrollment: 3,569)
• South Texas College (about 119 miles; McAllen, TX; FT enrollment: 19,701)
• Coastal Bend College (about 124 miles; Beeville, TX; FT enrollment: 2,880)

Demographics:

• Hispanic     96.5%
• White alone   3.5 %
• Asian alone   0.6%
• Black alone   0.3%
• Two or more races 0.1%
• Other race alone    0.08 %
• American Indian alone  0.06%
• Native Hawaiian and Other 0.01%
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Taxes:

• State Income Tax Rate - 0 %
• State Sales Tax Rate - 6.25%
• City Sales Tax Rate - 8.25%
• Property Tax Rate State- 1.81%

Major Industry:

• Transportation and warehousing (20%)
• Construction (12%)
• Retail trade (11%)
• Public administration (8%)
• Accommodation and food services (7%)
• Educational services (7%)
• Health care and social assistance (5%)

Recreation:

• This community owns eight recreational centers, thirty-four developed parks, twenty-two undeveloped parks or under construction, five baseball fields, and four plazas. The parks total area is 618 acre for the enjoyment of all members of the family.
• The Shiloh Trail- This mountain bike trail is 4 miles of single-track dirt trails, widening occasionally to double-track. 
• Lake Casa Blanca International Park-located-contains a 1,680-acre with an artificial lake with camping areas, lake swimming, skiing, boating and mountain biking. The most popular recreational use of the lake is fishing. A boat ramp and fishing pier is available on the eastern side of the lake. The lake is a popular destination for winter Texans. 

Arts & Culture:

• The Laredo Center for the Arts- located in downtown Laredo. The building houses three galleries: the Goodman Gallery, the Laredo Art League Gallery and the Lilia G. Martinez Gallery.
• The Center for the Arts, located in the former City Hall offices known as "The Mercado", displays regional artwork and provides community events for children and adults.
• The Lamar Bruni Vergara Science Center Planetarium- located on the Texas A& M International University campus. The Planetarium provides an accurate image of the night sky showing all the motions and cycles of the sun, moon, planets, and constellations.  

Sports for the Spectator:

• The Unitrade Stadium-Located just 2.4 miles away from campus, the $18-million dollar stadium was designed by the Dallas based company HKS which was the architect of record for Cowboys Stadium in Irving. 
  It has a 6,000 capacity complex includes nine luxury suites, grass berm, state of the art LED video board, private picnic areas, and a stadium club located on the suite level. Baseball games are held in this location.

• The Softball Field has been home of the TAMIU softball team since the program began in 2007.  The Field offers dugouts for both teams and a press box.
• The Jorge Haynes Field has served as the home and practice field for the Texas A&M International University baseball team since 2007. The field has a seating capacity of 500 and has dimensions of 320 feet in Left Field, 380 feet in Center Field, and 300 feet in Right Field.

Sports for the Participant:

• This community has three 18-hole golf courses: the Laredo Country Club, the Casa Blanca Golf Course and Laredo's course Max A. Mandel Municipal Golf Course.
• The Base Community Complex-  it contains 25.7 acres and 3 soccer and 8 softball fields.
• The Albert Ochoa Nixon Park has 1 baseball field.
• The Dryden Park has 1 baseball field, 1 little league field and 2 T- ball fields.

Shopping:

• Mall Del Norte
• The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo
• Del Mar Shopping Plaza

Top Five things to do:

1. Lake Casa Blanca International State Park
2. Republic of the Rio Grande Museum
3. Laredo Children's Museum
4. Webb County Heritage Foundation Museum
5. Altitude Trampoline Park