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Town of the Week: Aguas Buenas, Where Rent Runs 12% Below the Island Median

Published Sep 29, 2026 · 787 Daily · Original analysis

Aguas Buenas is an inland municipio of 23,614 people in Puerto Rico’s North region. Median rent runs $468 a month, 12% below the island median.

The median home is valued at $144,000, 24% above the island median. Median household income is $23,072, 4% below the island median, and 45.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

The typical commute is 33 minutes against an island median of 27, and 3.2% of workers work from home. Broadband reaches 82.6% of households, and unemployment is 5% against an island median of 10.5%.

PRPD’s statistics put Aguas Buenas at 38.1 reported Type I incidents per 10,000 residents, 12.3 of them violent. Aguas Buenas is not on the current AAA rationing calendar.

By the numbers

Median rentMedian rent: 468 against an island median of 533.5, 12 of 78 municipios−12% Home valueHome value: 144000 against an island median of 115700, 63 of 78 municipios+24% Median incomeMedian income: 23072 against an island median of 24070, 47 of 78 municipios−4% CommuteCommute: 33 against an island median of 27.4, 70 of 78 municipios+21% BroadbandBroadband: 82.6 against an island median of 80.6, 34 of 78 municipios+3% Works from homeWorks from home: 3.2 against an island median of 4.5, 48 of 78 municipios−28% UnemploymentUnemployment: 5 against an island median of 10.5, 5 of 78 municipios−52% island median ← below above →
Aguas Buenas 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.
MeasureAguas BuenasPuerto Rico medianRank
Median rent (monthly)$468$53412th lowest of 78
Median home value$144,000$115,70063rd lowest of 78
Median household income$23,072$24,07047th highest of 78
Residents below the poverty line45.5%44.1%45th lowest of 78
Owner-occupied homes64.4%71.1%70th highest of 78
Vacant housing units18.5%20.3%29th lowest of 78
Typical commute33 min27.4 min70th lowest of 78
Working from home3.2%4.5%48th highest of 78
Households with broadband82.6%80.6%34th highest of 78
Unemployment5%10.5%5th lowest of 78
Restaurants per 10,000 residents0.42.174th highest of 78
Type I incidents per 10,000 (2025)38.1——

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

Around it

Nearby municipio Town page
Caguas /pr/caguas/
Cidra /pr/cidra/
Guaynabo /pr/guaynabo/
Comerío /pr/comerio/

Its patron-saint festival honours Our Lady of Montserrat around September 8.

Every figure above, with its source and vintage, is on the Living in Aguas Buenas 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 4th 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.