West · coastal · ~69 mi from San Juan

Living in Añasco

Residents live in a coastal town within the Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián metro area, with easy access to nearby western towns such as Mayagüez, Rincón, and Aguada.

How Añasco sits among Puerto Rico’s 78 towns: every figure against the median town, with its source. Visiting instead? Things to do in Añasco.

Housing and money

Median rent in Añasco runs 8% above the median of the 78 towns (26th highest of 78 towns).

Median rent: $576/momedian town $534 · 26th highest of 78
Median home value: $116,300median town $115,700 · 38th highest of 78
Median household income: $24,436/yrmedian town $24,070 · 34th highest of 78
Income per person: $14,759median town $14,811
Homes owner-occupied: 71%median town 71.1%
Homes vacant: 25%median town 20.3%
Below the poverty line: 43%median town 44.1%
Typical home built: 1978median year

For scale: the U.S. median rent is $1,413 and household income $80,734; Puerto Rico's, island-wide, are $578 and $26,297. Full cost-of-living comparison.

Work and getting around

The typical commute is 24 minutes, 3 minutes shorter than the median of the 78 towns.

Typical commute: 24 minmedian town 27 min · 15th shortest of 78
Work from home: 6.7%median town 4.5%
Commute by transit: 0.0%median town 0.3%
Unemployment: 6.1%median town 10.5%
Households with broadband: 73%median town 80.6% · 15th lowest of 78
To San Juan: ~69 miNext door: Mayagüez, Aguada, Moca, Rincón, Las Marías and San Sebastián

People

Population: 25,094Census estimate, 2020–2024 · 39.3 sq mi (101.8 km²)
Residents per sq mi: 640median town 763 · 29th least dense of 78
Median age: 45.7median town 44.9
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22%median town 24.1% · 27th lowest of 78

Daily life

What is mapped in Añasco today: counts, then per 10,000 residents so a small town and San Juan read on the same scale.

Schools: 104 per 10k · median town 6.3
Supermarkets: 10.4 per 10k · median town 0.7
Parks: 104 per 10k · median town 4.3
Restaurants: 83.2 per 10k · median town 2.4
Beaches: 2coastal town

Counts from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL): what volunteers have mapped, not an official register. Places our guide recommends in Añasco.

Water, power and safety

Water. Añasco is not on an AAA rationing calendar. Reservoir levels & the rationing calendar
Power. LUMA reports outages by sector; the live tracker shows how many sectors in Añasco are out right now. Outages by town
Safety. 4.8 reported violent crimes per 10,000 residents in 2025, among the lowest of the 78 towns (0 homicides that year). Every town, with context
Hurricanes. Every town prepares the same way; the Puerto Rico version of the checklist starts from a grid and water system that take longer to come back. Prepare

Beach water

Within limits: Balneario de Añasco. Last tested Oct 5, over 2 weeks ago.

Beach water quality

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024 (small towns carry wide margins of error); OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), mapped as of Oct 4, 2026; Puerto Rico Police Bureau, SAEC Type I, 2025 full year; AAA: Plan de Interrupciones Programadas.

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