Laredo vs Yuma
The short version
- Laredo is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 6% lower than in the Yuma area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $193,500 in Laredo and $230,000 in Yuma.
- Yuma is growing faster: +8.4% since 2020 vs +5.6%.
- Commutes are shorter in Yuma (18 vs 22 minutes each way).
- Texas has no state income tax on wages; Arizona's top rate is 2.5%.
Side by side
| Laredo, TX | Yuma, AZ | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 269,515 | 105,227 |
| Growth since 2020 | +5.6% | +8.4% |
| People per square mile | 2,471 | 869 |
| Median age | 29.9 | 33.1 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 22% | 21% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $63,915 | $65,482 |
| Median home value | $193,500 | $230,000 |
| Home value to income | 3.0× | 3.5× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,030 | $1,114 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 87.0 | 92.7 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 59.7 | 73.8 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $65,200 | $69,500 |
| Homeowners | 64% | 67% |
| Top state income tax | None | 2.5% |
| Combined sales tax | 8.2% | 8.54% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 21.6 | 18.4 |
| Work from home | 6% | 8% |
| Take public transit | 1% | 0% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 5.4% | 6.3% |
| Poverty rate | 20.9% | 15.5% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 68° / 47° | 70° / 48° |
| July high / low | 100° / 77° | 107° / 83° |
| Precipitation per year | 20 in | 3 in |
| Snowfall per year | 0 in | 0 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 178 | 181 |
| Nights below freezing | 5 | 0 |
| Comfortable months | 5 | 5 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively Moderate | Relatively Moderate |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 89.2 | 92.6 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 50% | 54% |
| Home prices, past year | +2.2% | +0% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +34.3% | +40.8% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: Laredo: November to March. Yuma: November to March.
Full monthly tables: Laredo weather by month and Yuma weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $65,200 in Laredo and $69,500 in Yuma. Moving from Laredo to Yuma, you would need about $80,000 to match a $75,000 salary.
Which would you pick?
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