In 2021, the City Council passed the Strategic Housing Implementation Plan (SHIP), a ten-year plan to develop a Coordinated Housing System, increase City investment in housing, increase affordable housing production, rehabilitation, and preservation, protect and promote neighborhoods, and ensure accountability to the public.
As of December 2021, single family homes in the San Antonio area saw a 19% increase in median home price over December 2020, from $262,400 to $311,000, according to the San Antonio Board of Realtors (SABOR).
The National Low Income Housing Coalition's 2021 Out of Reach Report shows that a person in Texas must make $21.98/hr to afford a 2- bedroom rental home. The San Antonio/New Braunfels area requires $21.42/hour to afford a two-bedroom rental home.
In the May 7 bond election, San Antonians approved 6 propositions: streets, parks, drainage, affordable housing, public safety facilities, and library and cultural facilities. The affordable housing proposition allocates $150 million for the preservation and production of affordable and supportive permanent housing.
SA2020's City Council Profiles show housing cost burden by Council district.
Decrease total occupied housing units with costs more than 30% of income to 10% (10% by 2030)
| Year | Value | Margin of Error |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 35% | ±1.3% |
| 2011 | 37% | ±1.2% |
| 2012 | 35% | ±1.2% |
| 2013 | 35% | ±1.2% |
| 2014 | 36% | ±1.3% |
| 2015 | 34% | ±1.2% |
| 2016 | 34% | ±1.1% |
| 2017 | 35% | ±1.3% |
| 2018 | 34% | ±1.3% |
| 2019 | 35% | ±1.3% |
| 2021 | 37% | ±1.35% |
Occupied Housing Units
US Census Bureau American Community Survey 1-Yr Estimate, Table DP04
Affordable housing is defined by US Census as "housing that does not cost more than 30% of a household's income." For homeowners, costs can include: mortgage, second mortgage and/or home equity loans, real estate taxes, homeowner's insurance, association fees, and utilities. For renters, costs can include: rent and utilities.
