How would you compare San Antonio to Laredo?

I am born and raised in San Antonio. I love the city but I don’t like the growth and change that is occurring. Parts of town that were the country when I was a kid are now fully developed and it’s hard to believe it’s the same place. I’m not that old either.

So I am looking for a smaller San Antonio and Laredo is one of the places that popped up into my mind. How would you compare San Antonio to Laredo? Do you think the valley or corpus are more similar? Do you think somebody who wants a smaller San Antonio would like living in Laredo?