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Where the beaches are
Ranked on mapped beaches, rent, bars per resident and reported crime (the 42 coastal towns only).
Only the 42 coastal towns are ranked; the other 36 have no coastline.
| Rank# | Town | Mapped beaches | Rent | Serious crime /10k | Bars /10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MayagüezWestRent $484 · Serious crime /10k 31.9 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.81 | 13 | $484 | 31.9 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.81 |
| 2 | ViequesIslandsRent $430 · Serious crime /10k 82.9 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.78 | 30 | $430 | 82.9 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.78 |
| 3 | AguadillaWestRent $509 · Serious crime /10k 57.1 · Bars /10k 3.9 · Score 0.78 | 17 | $509 | 57.1 | 3.9 | 0.78 |
| 4 | GuánicaSouthwestRent $349 · Serious crime /10k 45.9 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.76 | 8 | $349 | 45.9 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.76 |
| 5 | GuayanillaSouthRent $454 · Serious crime /10k 32.7 · Bars /10k 4.7 · Score 0.71 | 4 | $454 | 32.7 | 4.7 | 0.71 |
| 6 | RincónWestRent $604 · Serious crime /10k 48.1 · Bars /10k 9.1 · Score 0.70 | 11 | $604 | 48.1 | 9.1 | 0.70 |
| 7 | LuquilloEastRent $504 · Serious crime /10k 102.1 · Bars /10k 5.7 · Score 0.70 | 11 | $504 | 102.1 | 5.7 | 0.70 |
| 8 | CulebraIslandsRent $528 · Serious crime /10k 144.2 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.70 | 42 | $528 | 144.2 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.70 |
| 9 | Cabo RojoSouthwestRent $590 · Serious crime /10k 33.3 · Bars /10k 0.8 · Score 0.66 | 14 | $590 | 33.3 | 0.8 | 0.66 |
| 10 | San JuanSan Juan metroRent $611 · Serious crime /10k 141.6 · Bars /10k 6.1 · Score 0.65 | 20 | $611 | 141.6 | 6.1 | 0.65 |
| 11 | AreciboNorthRent $531 · Serious crime /10k 39.4 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.64 | 6 | $531 | 39.4 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.64 |
| 12 | LoízaEastRent $464 · Serious crime /10k 107.6 · Bars /10k 1.3 · Score 0.61 | 6 | $464 | 107.6 | 1.3 | 0.61 |
| 13 | YabucoaEastRent $489 · Serious crime /10k 42.5 · Bars /10k 1.0 · Score 0.59 | 4 | $489 | 42.5 | 1.0 | 0.59 |
| 14 | ManatíNorthRent $538 · Serious crime /10k 74.0 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.59 | 8 | $538 | 74.0 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.59 |
| 15 | AguadaWestRent $475 · Serious crime /10k 33.1 · Bars /10k 0.8 · Score 0.59 | 4 | $475 | 33.1 | 0.8 | 0.59 |
| 16 | PonceSouthRent $536 · Serious crime /10k 54.9 · Bars /10k 0.3 · Score 0.57 | 8 | $536 | 54.9 | 0.3 | 0.57 |
| 17 | IsabelaWestRent $582 · Serious crime /10k 46.2 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.57 | 6 | $582 | 46.2 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.57 |
| 18 | ArroyoSouthRent $472 · Serious crime /10k 55.4 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.54 | 3 | $472 | 55.4 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.54 |
| 19 | FajardoEastRent $625 · Serious crime /10k 88.6 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.52 | 10 | $625 | 88.6 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.52 |
| 20 | LajasSouthwestRent $479 · Serious crime /10k 20.4 · Bars /10k 3.0 · Score 0.48 | 1 | $479 | 20.4 | 3.0 | 0.48 |
| 21 | MaunaboSouthRent $549 · Serious crime /10k 46.2 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.47 | 3 | $549 | 46.2 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.47 |
| 22 | Toa BajaNorthRent $713 · Serious crime /10k 73.8 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.46 | 6 | $713 | 73.8 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.46 |
| 23 | HumacaoEastRent $568 · Serious crime /10k 72.3 · Bars /10k 1.0 · Score 0.45 | 4 | $568 | 72.3 | 1.0 | 0.45 |
| 24 | AñascoWestRent $576 · Serious crime /10k 16.7 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.45 | 2 | $576 | 16.7 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.45 |
| 25 | CeibaEastRent $538 · Serious crime /10k 58.2 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.44 | 3 | $538 | 58.2 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.44 |
| 26 | PatillasSouthRent $543 · Serious crime /10k 57.2 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.44 | 3 | $543 | 57.2 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.44 |
| 27 | PeñuelasSouthRent $489 · Serious crime /10k 24.7 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.44 | 1 | $489 | 24.7 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.44 |
| 28 | Río GrandeEastRent $585 · Serious crime /10k 57.8 · Bars /10k 0.9 · Score 0.44 | 4 | $585 | 57.8 | 0.9 | 0.44 |
| 29 | DoradoNorthRent $715 · Serious crime /10k 74.6 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.38 | 4 | $715 | 74.6 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.38 |
| 30 | NaguaboEastRent $528 · Serious crime /10k 52.1 · Bars /10k 1.3 · Score 0.36 | 1 | $528 | 52.1 | 1.3 | 0.36 |
| 31 | Santa IsabelSouthRent $489 · Serious crime /10k 73.4 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.35 | 1 | $489 | 73.4 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.35 |
| 32 | CatañoSan Juan metroRent $564 · Serious crime /10k 69.9 · Bars /10k 5.8 · Score 0.34 | 1 | $564 | 69.9 | 5.8 | 0.34 |
| 33 | SalinasSouthRent $530 · Serious crime /10k 56.6 · Bars /10k 1.2 · Score 0.34 | 1 | $530 | 56.6 | 1.2 | 0.34 |
| 34 | QuebradillasWestRent $521 · Serious crime /10k 36.3 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.33 | 0 | $521 | 36.3 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.33 |
| 35 | GuayamaSouthRent $436 · Serious crime /10k 81.3 · Bars /10k 0.8 · Score 0.32 | 1 | $436 | 81.3 | 0.8 | 0.32 |
| 36 | Vega BajaNorthRent $650 · Serious crime /10k 60.1 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.31 | 2 | $650 | 60.1 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.31 |
| 37 | CamuyNorthRent $611 · Serious crime /10k 33.9 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.30 | 1 | $611 | 33.9 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.30 |
| 38 | HatilloNorthRent $595 · Serious crime /10k 40.4 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.30 | 1 | $595 | 40.4 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.30 |
| 39 | BarcelonetaNorthRent $582 · Serious crime /10k 107.1 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.30 | 2 | $582 | 107.1 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.30 |
| 40 | Juana DíazSouthRent $559 · Serious crime /10k 34.7 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.28 | 0 | $559 | 34.7 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.28 |
| 41 | Vega AltaNorthRent $667 · Serious crime /10k 74.2 · Bars /10k — · Score 0.28 | 2 | $667 | 74.2 | —no data for this town; counted as middle of the pack on this measure | 0.28 |
| 42 | CarolinaSan Juan metroRent $677 · Serious crime /10k 93.4 · Bars /10k 0.8 · Score 0.25 | 3 | $677 | 93.4 | 0.8 | 0.25 |
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How this ranking is calculated
Each town is ranked against the others on every measure below: its position, not its raw number, so one unusual town cannot distort the scale. Those positions are then combined using these weights:
- 50% Mapped beaches
- 20% Median rent
- 15% Reported serious crime per 10,000 residents
- 15% Bars & nightlife per 10,000 residents
A town missing a measure counts as middle of the pack on it, neither penalized nor lifted by the gap, and shows — in that column. A figure marked ± has a wide margin of error: the sample is small, so read it as approximate.
Venue and amenity counts come from a public map that volunteers keep, so rural towns can be under-represented next to the San Juan metro. Where fewer than 3 places of a kind are on the map, the rate shows — and the town is ranked on its other measures.