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Explore US City Mercedes, TX - Real Estate Market Insights, Demographics, Crime, Trends & Hotspots

Mercedes, TX real estate snapshot: Pulse Score pending, cap rate –%, median price $200,000. Below: live market insights, demographics, crime overview, investment hotspots, and nearby areas.

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Median Price
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Market Insights

The housing market in Mercedes continues to see strong price appreciation, with values up 36.3% compared to last year. Home prices have increased 8.7% in the past month alone. At the current sales pace, it would take over 24.0 months to sell all available homes in Mercedes, indicating an oversupplied market. Homes are taking about 186 days to sell, which is 41 days longer than this time last year. Only 0.0% of properties sold above asking price, giving buyers more negotiating power. Affordability remains a significant challenge in the Mercedes market with the affordability index at 113.0. Based on current market indicators, home prices in Mercedes are projected to increase by approximately 8.7% over the next month.

Demographics market for - Mercedes, TX

Total Population -

28,410

White Race

46%

African American Race

0%

Mexican53% (53% of total population)
Puerto Rican0% (0% of total population)
Cuban0%
Dominican0% (0% of total population)
Salvadoran0% (0% of total population)
Costa Rican0%
Gautemalan0%
Honduran0%
Nicaraguan0%
Panamanian0%
Argentinean0%
Bolivian0%
Chilean0%
Colombian0%
Ecuadorian0%
Peruvian0%
Uruguyan0%
Venezuelan0%

Indian0%
Bangladeshi0%
Chinese0% (0% of total population)
Bhutanese0%
Burmese0%
Filipino0%
Hmong0%
Indonesian0%
Japanese0%
Korean0%
Laotian0%
Malaysian0%
Mongolian0%
Nepalese0%
Pakistani0%
Srilankan0%
Taiwanese0%
Pakistani0%
Srilankan0%
Taiwanese0%
Thai0%
Vietnamese0%

Hawaiian0% (0% of total population)
Samoan0%
Chamorro0%
Fijian0%
Marshallese0%

Crime for City - Mercedes, TX

Assault Offenses117

Sex Offenses5

Fraud Offenses2
Counterfeiting/Forgery2
Arson1

Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property14
Larceny/Theft Offenses43
Burglary/Breaking & Entering2
Motor Vehicle Theft3

Robbery1

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FAQ about Mercedes, TX

PulseReal aggregates median sale price, cap rate, rental yield, and inventory trends for Mercedes, TX from active MLS listings and short-term rental performance data. The median price on this page is $200,000. The population figure on this page is 16,561. Browse the live cards above for the current Pulse Score, cap rate, investor-friendly score, and median price.

The Pulse Score combines property value appreciation, rental income potential, market liquidity, demographic trends, and crime/safety signals into a single 0–100 grade. Higher scores indicate stronger investor fundamentals.

Investment quality depends on your goals. Use the cap rate, investor-friendly score, demographic insights, and crime data on this page to evaluate Mercedes, TX for buy-and-hold, fix-and-flip, or short-term rental strategies.

Our analysis combines public datasets (US Census Bureau, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, HUD, BLS) with proprietary short-term rental performance and active MLS feeds, refreshed on a regular cadence.

Use the “Related analysis” section on this page to jump to the dedicated crime report, school ratings, and state-level short-term rental market analysis for Mercedes, TX.

Data sources & further reading

PulseReal’s analysis is built on top of these public, authoritative datasets.

FBI Crime Data Explorer

Official UCR crime statistics by state and agency from the FBI.

US Census QuickFacts

Population, demographics, housing, and income data from the US Census Bureau.

Wikipedia

Encyclopedic overview of the city, history, and notable landmarks.

HUD Market Data

Housing affordability, fair-market rents, and market reports from HUD.

BLS Local Area Statistics

Local unemployment and employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Does a rental pencil out in Mercedes, TX?

A median-priced home ($200,000) at the average rent ($566/mo), with 25% down at 7.25%, after property tax, insurance, vacancy, repairs, reserves and management.

-$1,194/mo

Cash flow on a median home

-25.6%

Cash-on-cash return

-0.17

DSCR

$2,539/mo

Rent needed for a 1.25 DSCR

$3,808/yr

Landlord insurance, hazard-adjusted

Run it with your own numbers in the free DSCR calculator, or see how PulseReal calculates.