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Town of the Week: Aguadilla, Where Homes Are Valued 30% Above the Island Median

Published Sep 22, 2026 · 787 Daily · Original analysis

Aguadilla is a coastal municipio of 54,137 people in Puerto Rico’s West region. The median home is valued at $150,800, 30% above the island median.

Aguadilla is a coastal municipio of 54,137 people in the West region, about 69 miles from San Juan. Median rent runs $509 a month, 5% below the island median. Home values are higher, at $150,800, 30% above the island figure. Household income sits at $21,540, below the island median, and most people who work commute just 20.8 minutes, faster than the island’s typical trip.

Newcomers will find plenty to eat out on: 115 restaurants work out to 21.2 per 10,000 residents, far above the island median. Supermarkets are also relatively plentiful. But ownership is thin, with only 55.9% of homes owner-occupied, and unemployment runs high at 14.8% against an island median of 10.5%. Parks are scarcer than most municipios, and the town sits outside the current AAA water-rationing calendar.

By the numbers

Median rentMedian rent: 509 against an island median of 533.5 · 30 of 78 municipios−5% Home valueHome value: 150800 against an island median of 115700 · 68 of 78 municipios+30% Median incomeMedian income: 21540 against an island median of 24070 · 60 of 78 municipios−11% CommuteCommute: 20.8 against an island median of 27.4 · 5 of 78 municipios−24% BroadbandBroadband: 83.3 against an island median of 80.6 · 29 of 78 municipios+3% Works from homeWorks from home: 8.1 against an island median of 4.5 · 13 of 78 municipios+82% UnemploymentUnemployment: 14.8 against an island median of 10.5 · 62 of 78 municipios+42% island median ← below above →
Aguadilla against the median of all 78 municipios, per cent. Green is the better side for that measure — cheaper rent, faster commute, more broadband — and grey means the measure has no better side. Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates, as on the living page.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (margins of error apply); OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); PRPD Type I statistics.
MeasureAguadillaPuerto Rico medianRank
Median rent (monthly)$509$53430th lowest of 78
Median home value$150,800$115,70068th lowest of 78
Median household income$21,540$24,07060th highest of 78
Residents below the poverty line44.8%44.1%41st lowest of 78
Owner-occupied homes55.9%71.1%76th highest of 78
Vacant housing units22.5%20.3%47th lowest of 78
Typical commute20.8 min27.4 min5th lowest of 78
Working from home8.1%4.5%13th highest of 78
Households with broadband83.3%80.6%29th highest of 78
Unemployment14.8%10.5%62nd lowest of 78
Restaurants per 10,000 residents21.22.14th highest of 78
Type I incidents per 10,000 (2025)57.1——

Ranks count only the municipios that have the figure; “lowest” and “highest” say which end rank 1 is.

Around it

Nearby municipio Town page
Moca /pr/moca/
Aguada /pr/aguada/
Rincón /pr/rincon/
Añasco /pr/anasco/

Its patron-saint festival honours Saint Charles Borromeo around November 4.

Every figure above, with its source and vintage, is on the Living in Aguadilla page; the town’s guide, news and events are on its town page, and the same metrics rank all 78 municipios on the best-of lists.

This is the 3rd Town of the Week (the previous one is here).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2020–2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates), OpenStreetMap contributors (mapped as of 2026-08-13), Puerto Rico Police Bureau Type I statistics, AAA’s published rationing plan; ACS estimates carry margins of error that widen for small municipios.