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Bayamón, Puerto Rico

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Bayamón

Largest San Juan-metro suburb~7 mi from San JuanInland

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Bayamón is a city on Puerto Rico’s northeastern coastal plain, part of the San Juan metropolitan area and located about 7 miles inland from the capital. It is bounded by Guaynabo, Toa Alta, Naranjito, Toa Baja, Cataño, Aguas Buenas, and Comerío, and is organized into 11 barrios plus the downtown administrative center of Bayamón Pueblo. Founded in 1772, it covers 44.4 square miles and, with 182,469 people (Census estimate, 2020–2024), is the second most populated town in Puerto Rico after San Juan itself.

As a large, established city within the San Juan metro area, Bayamón has developed a notable concentration of museums, including the Museo José Celso Barbosa, the Francisco Oller Art and History Museum, and the Museo de Arte de Bayamón, alongside the Parque de las Ciencias Luis A. Ferré. The Paseo Lineal offers an outdoor complement to this cultural cluster, giving the town a mix of civic, historical, and recreational spaces set within its urbanized, inland setting.

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For visitors

Visitors come for a concentration of museums covering art, history, and science, plus the outdoor Paseo Lineal, all within a short trip from San Juan.

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For living hereResidents live in a large, densely populated city within the San Juan metro area, with inland surroundings and access to cultural institutions and green space close to home.Living in Bayamón: rent, commute, schools & safety

At a glance

Region
San Juan metro
Setting
Inland
Distance
~7 mi from San Juan
Population
182,469 (Census estimate, 2020–2024)
Founded
1772
Median rent
$703/mo
Median income
$31,354/yr
Area
44.4 sq mi (115.1 km²)
Fiestas patronales
True Cross · May 3
Guide spots
7
Stories, last 30 days
53
Water & power
Water by sector · Power outages
Living here
Rent, commute, schools & safety

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Right now in Bayamón

Road closures in Bayamón

No closures reported in Bayamón as of 1:08 PM AST on Thu, Nov 12.

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Water rationing in Bayamón

No rationing plan names Bayamón. None of the plans the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA) has published includes the town, as of Nov 12. Repairs and breaks cut service sector by sector: search your sector

Power outages in Bayamón

Not among the 7 towns with the most interruptions on LUMA’s morning reading of Nov 12, when 0.5% of customers island-wide were without power. Bayamón was on that list on 4 of the last 7 mornings. Outages right now, town by town

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Things to do in Bayamón

Nature spots

Parque Nacional Julio Enrique Monagas

WWII bunkers standing among the trails, and singletrack through limestone mogotes

  • Hike
  • Mountain biking
  • Family

An urban state park in Bayamón, established in 1993 on a former World War II military installation. Bunkers and ammunition warehouses still stand among the trails. It is named for Julio Enrique Monagas, the first director of Puerto Rico's Public Recreation and Parks Commission, and the man usually credited as the father of the island's Olympic movement. The draw for most people is the riding: dozens of singletrack trails link up with wider fire roads, and the names riders use for them are Los Picapiedras, La Babilla and Los Almendros. The main mountain-bike loop runs roughly 3.7 miles with about 425 feet of climbing. Walkers get the same network, plus picnic gazebos, playgrounds and bridle paths, and climbers are allowed on some of the limestone mogotes. Restrooms and showers are on site. Parking was reported at $4 as of July 2026. That figure and the trail names come from riders and visitors rather than from the park authority, so treat both as current-ish rather than official. The park is run jointly by the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA) and the Inter American University's Metropolitan Campus, whose Centro Ambiental Santa Ana handles day-to-day operations.

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Eat & Drink
Pizzeria

Amici Pizza & Cocktails

The lit wall sign outside Amici: a big letter A framing a two-story colonial building, over the words AMICI, Pizza and Cocktails

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Neapolitan pizza

  • Pizza
  • Cocktails

A Neapolitan pizzeria with its own cocktail bar on Calle Dr. Santiago Veve, in Bayamón's town center. It takes reservations on Wednesdays and Thursdays only, and it also takes orders online.

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Culture & Events

Parque de las Ciencias Luis A. Ferré

A planetarium, dinosaurs, and a hilltop city overlook

  • Family
  • Museum
  • Science

The Parque de las Ciencias Luis A. Ferré is a science park in Bayamón, featuring a planetarium, dinosaur exhibits, and a collection of Taíno artifacts. It also has a small animal sanctuary and a hilltop observation point offering views of the city. The park is known for its interactive science exhibits, including rockets, and is a popular destination for families. It reopened in 2024.

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Museo de Arte de Bayamón

Free admission and works by Dalí, Picasso & Lam

  • Art
  • Museum

Museo de Arte de Bayamón sits at the entrance of the Luis A. Ferré Science Park in Bayamón. It is a free art museum whose collection includes works by international artists such as Salvador Dalí, Pablo Picasso, and Wifredo Lam. The museum offers an indoor space for viewing these pieces, pairing an art visit with a trip to the adjacent science park.

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Paseo Lineal

Paved trails for running and biking

  • Family
  • Daytime

Paseo Lineal is a linear park in Bayamón, part of the greater San Juan area, built around a paved trail that stretches through green space along the town. Its layout as a linear park makes it simple to enter, walk or ride a portion, and head back out, which suits families and anyone seeking a quick urban green escape.

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Outdoors and sports

On the water near Bayamón

Marinas, surf breaks, dive sites, wind spots and paddling in Bayamón or within 12 mi of the town center, as the crow flies.

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Trails in and near Bayamón

1 trail starts in Bayamón; the nearest three in other towns are within 11 mi of the town center, as the crow flies.

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Bills and recovery money

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Recovery money in Bayamón

$299 million committed by FEMA to 362 projects filed under Bayamón since 2001: $1,639 per resident, 46th of 78 towns.

Every project located in Bayamón, the island-wide agencies’ included

18% paid out: Puerto Rico's Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency (COR3), which pays out the federal disaster recovery money, has paid $111 million of the $632 million committed.

18%

47.4% paid out on the town government’s own rebuilding: $32.8 million of $69.2 million, the projects it runs itself, as of Oct 14, 2026. Our FEMA story charts this figure for every town.

47.4%
  • Caribbean University - Bayamon CampusPublic buildings$16.2 million
  • Academia Discipulos de Cristo - Permanent WorkPublic buildings$16 million
  • IPPR Permanent WorkPublic buildings$12.4 million
The town government’s largest projects in implementation, and what has been paid
  • Debris Alternative Procedures$11.1M of $11.1M100%Debris removal · last paid Jun 26, 2026
  • Project PW-00379$6.2M of $6.2M100%Emergency measures · last paid Nov 12, 2024
  • Bayamon City Hall$2.9M of $5M58%Public buildings · last paid Jun 3, 2026
  • Large Projects LP 06$904K of $4.8M19%Parks and other · last paid Apr 14, 2026

Every town and the island-wide agencies

FEMA Public Assistance data, as of Nov 11, 2026. Obligated by FEMA: committed to the project and drawn as the work is done. Paid out: COR3’s transparency portal, as of Nov 4, 2026.

Living in Bayamón

Crime in Bayamón

275 violent crimes and 18 homicides reported to the Puerto Rico Police Bureau (PRPD) in Bayamón, January 1 – September 30, 2026; in 2025, 21.7 violent crimes per 10,000 people, in the second-highest fifth of towns.

Homicides
18 YTD
Violent crimes
275 YTD
All serious crimes
1,318 YTD
Violent crimes per 10,000 people (2025)
21.7

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Flood zones in Bayamón

FEMA’s flood map sets who must carry flood insurance, street by street. Check an address in Bayamón

Phone alerts for Bayamón

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