The median home value in Mercedes, TX is $144,513 as of 2026-06-30, up 1.91% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$144,513
Year-over-Year
+1.91%
Population
16,893
Mercedes ranks #325 of 346 Texas cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 46.8% below the state's city median of $271,742. It sits in Hidalgo County, where the county-wide median is $194,551.
Mercedes police recorded a violent crime rate of 402 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 3,208 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in Mercedes is $144,513. That's up 1.91% from a year earlier. That is about 46.8% below the typical county in Texas.
Homes in Mercedes are cheaper than Hidalgo County as a whole, where the median is $194,551 — a difference of about 25.7%.
Mercedes police reported 402 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 16,893. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.
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