SOUTH TEXAS CITIES BY THE RANKINGS
Most Diversiļ¬ed Economies
32
(Rankings)
73
57
Laredo
San Antonio
19
Corpus Christi
Source: WalletHub.
Economic Class Diversity
. . . distinctively
unique in
their Tex-Mex
socioeconomic
characteristics.
(Rankings)
253
Brownsville
175
Corpus Christi
211
180
166
Laredo
McAllen
San Antonio
Source: WalletHub.
South Texas itself is a diverse region. According to WalletHub, its border cities least
resemble the United States. Their rankings are based on the scores of comparing a
host of socioeconomic, housing, economic, and education statistics against the national
average. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission was considered the metro area least resembling
the U.S., followed closely by Brownsville-Harlingen and Laredo. In other words,
those cities along the U.S.-Mexico border are distinctively unique in their Tex-Mex
socioeconomic characteristics. Corpus Christi and San Antonio, by contrast, are much
more like the typical American city.
Annual Review of South Texas Economy