Affordable Housing
At Merced Housing Texas, we advocate for housing affordability and believe that no one should ever pay more than 30% of their income toward housing.
This financial strain can prevent families from affording essential expenses such as food and healthcare.
According to a 2024 report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, 52.7% of renters in the San Antonio-New Braunfels area are paying 30% or more of their income toward rent and utilities. Meanwhile, unsheltered homelessness in Texas increased by 1,001–50,000 people between 2015 and 2023.
