The most significant and troubling figure is the percentage of the people living in the cities who cannot afford to pay the HUD Fair Market Rent in their city. These figures are shown on the table in yellow . Just as border cities differ significantly from the state median, there are wide variations of housing affordability among border cities themselves. Housing conditions in border cities are a further compounding problem. There are much greater levels of housing overcrowding, lack of plumbing and general substandard conditions in border cities that in the state's cities as a whole.
Additional information can be foind in our links to border cities websites.