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Ranked on median rent and home value, and on reported crime.

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Rank#TownRentHome valueSerious crime /10kScore
1Las MaríasWestHome value $86,500 · Serious crime /10k 35.5 · Score 0.94$412$86,50035.50.94
2AdjuntasCentralHome value $94,300 · Serious crime /10k 28.4 · Score 0.93$425$94,30028.40.93
3GuánicaSouthwestHome value $87,200 · Serious crime /10k 45.9 · Score 0.92$349$87,20045.90.92
4GuayanillaSouthHome value $87,400 · Serious crime /10k 32.7 · Score 0.91$454$87,40032.70.91
5Sabana GrandeWestHome value $100,500 · Serious crime /10k 16.5 · Score 0.87$463$100,50016.50.87
6CialesCentralHome value $96,500 · Serious crime /10k 53.6 · Score 0.84$431$96,50053.60.84
7PeñuelasSouthHome value $89,600 · Serious crime /10k 24.7 · Score 0.83$489$89,60024.70.83
8ArroyoSouthHome value $89,900 · Serious crime /10k 55.4 · Score 0.80$472$89,90055.40.80
9LajasSouthwestHome value $107,800 · Serious crime /10k 20.4 · Score 0.79$479$107,80020.40.79
10ViequesIslandsHome value $100,000 · Serious crime /10k 82.9 · Score 0.78$430$100,00082.90.78
11UtuadoCentralHome value $104,000 · Serious crime /10k 35.8 · Score 0.78$476$104,00035.80.78
12YabucoaEastHome value $97,800 · Serious crime /10k 42.5 · Score 0.75$489$97,80042.50.75
13San GermánSouthwestHome value $111,400 · Serious crime /10k 21.7 · Score 0.75$481$111,40021.70.75
14CoamoSouthHome value $99,900 · Serious crime /10k 18.8 · Score 0.72$521$99,90018.80.72
15MaricaoWestHome value $115,700 · Serious crime /10k 52.1 · Score 0.72$413$115,70052.10.72
16GuayamaSouthHome value $108,200 · Serious crime /10k 81.3 · Score 0.72$436$108,20081.30.72
17MayagüezWestHome value $111,600 · Serious crime /10k 31.9 · Score 0.71$484$111,60031.90.71
18LaresCentralHome value $105,100 · Serious crime /10k 31.6 · Score 0.71$505$105,10031.60.71
19JayuyaCentralHome value $115,700 · Serious crime /10k 45.3 · Score 0.70$456$115,70045.30.70
20OrocovisCentralHome value $100,500 · Serious crime /10k 48.3 · Score 0.69$499$100,50048.30.69
21NaranjitoCentralHome value $112,900 · Serious crime /10k 33.8 · Score 0.69$488$112,90033.80.69
22ComeríoCentralHome value $97,400 · Serious crime /10k 47.0 · Score 0.68$512$97,40047.00.68
23VillalbaSouthHome value $104,200 · Serious crime /10k 33.9 · Score 0.67$517$104,20033.90.67
24LoízaEastHome value $111,000 · Serious crime /10k 107.6 · Score 0.66$464$111,000107.60.66
25AguadaWestHome value $121,500 · Serious crime /10k 33.1 · Score 0.66$475$121,50033.10.66
26SalinasSouthHome value $88,700 · Serious crime /10k 56.6 · Score 0.64$530$88,70056.60.64
27Santa IsabelSouthHome value $108,200 · Serious crime /10k 73.4 · Score 0.63$489$108,20073.40.63
28AibonitoCentralHome value $124,100 · Serious crime /10k 31.3 · Score 0.63$481$124,10031.30.63
29YaucoSouthHome value $100,200 · Serious crime /10k 28.2 · Score 0.62$551$100,20028.20.62
30CorozalCentralHome value $119,700 · Serious crime /10k 34.8 · Score 0.60$497$119,70034.80.60
31San SebastiánWestHome value $115,000 · Serious crime /10k 36.6 · Score 0.60$508$115,00036.60.60
32MaunaboSouthHome value $99,900 · Serious crime /10k 46.2 · Score 0.59$549$99,90046.20.59
33Aguas BuenasCentralHome value $144,000 · Serious crime /10k 38.1 · Score 0.59$468$144,00038.10.59
34PatillasSouthHome value $90,300 · Serious crime /10k 57.2 · Score 0.59$543$90,30057.20.59
35QuebradillasWestHome value $112,500 · Serious crime /10k 36.3 · Score 0.58$521$112,50036.30.58
36NaguaboEastHome value $105,500 · Serious crime /10k 52.1 · Score 0.58$528$105,50052.10.58
37BarranquitasCentralHome value $117,800 · Serious crime /10k 44.4 · Score 0.57$505$117,80044.40.57
38Juana DíazSouthHome value $105,500 · Serious crime /10k 34.7 · Score 0.55$559$105,50034.70.55
39CulebraIslandsHome value $104,300 · Serious crime /10k 144.2 · Score 0.53$528$104,300144.20.53
40MocaWestHome value $132,100 · Serious crime /10k 25.9 · Score 0.53$512$132,10025.90.53
41PonceSouthHome value $110,200 · Serious crime /10k 54.9 · Score 0.53$536$110,20054.90.53
42AreciboNorthHome value $116,700 · Serious crime /10k 39.4 · Score 0.50$531$116,70039.40.50
43AñascoWestHome value $116,300 · Serious crime /10k 16.7 · Score 0.48$576$116,30016.70.48
44CeibaEastHome value $113,700 · Serious crime /10k 58.2 · Score 0.47$538$113,70058.20.47
45HormiguerosWestHome value $121,700 · Serious crime /10k 17.5 · Score 0.47$559$121,70017.50.47
46San LorenzoCentralHome value $113,900 · Serious crime /10k 29.7 · Score 0.46$579$113,90029.70.46
47CamuyNorthHome value $109,600 · Serious crime /10k 33.9 · Score 0.43$611$109,60033.90.43
48LuquilloEastHome value $138,500 · Serious crime /10k 102.1 · Score 0.42$504$138,500102.10.42
49AguadillaWestHome value $150,800 · Serious crime /10k 57.1 · Score 0.40$509$150,80057.10.40
50ManatíNorthHome value $120,500 · Serious crime /10k 74.0 · Score 0.40$538$120,50074.00.40
51FloridaNorthHome value $111,000 · Serious crime /10k 27.7 · Score 0.39$688$111,00027.70.39
52CanóvanasEastHome value $118,600 · Serious crime /10k 51.2 · Score 0.39$568$118,60051.20.39
53JuncosCentralHome value $120,100 · Serious crime /10k 52.1 · Score 0.35$577$120,10052.10.35
54HumacaoEastHome value $120,100 · Serious crime /10k 72.3 · Score 0.34$568$120,10072.30.34
55Cabo RojoSouthwestHome value $124,800 · Serious crime /10k 33.3 · Score 0.34$590$124,80033.30.34
56MorovisCentralHome value $115,100 · Serious crime /10k 46.5 · Score 0.34$618$115,10046.50.34
57Las PiedrasCentralHome value $127,500 · Serious crime /10k 54.9 · Score 0.33$565$127,50054.90.33
58CidraCentralHome value $153,900 · Serious crime /10k 24.2 · Score 0.33$577$153,90024.20.33
59CayeyCentralHome value $148,300 · Serious crime /10k 64.8 · Score 0.32$540$148,30064.80.32
60IsabelaWestHome value $136,200 · Serious crime /10k 46.2 · Score 0.29$582$136,20046.20.29
61CatañoSan Juan metroHome value $144,500 · Serious crime /10k 69.9 · Score 0.29$564$144,50069.90.29
62HatilloNorthHome value $134,800 · Serious crime /10k 40.4 · Score 0.28$595$134,80040.40.28
63Río GrandeEastHome value $131,600 · Serious crime /10k 57.8 · Score 0.26$585$131,60057.80.26
64BarcelonetaNorthHome value $126,300 · Serious crime /10k 107.1 · Score 0.24$582$126,300107.10.24
65Vega BajaNorthHome value $122,700 · Serious crime /10k 60.1 · Score 0.23$650$122,70060.10.23
66FajardoEastHome value $121,400 · Serious crime /10k 88.6 · Score 0.22$625$121,40088.60.22
67RincónWestHome value $154,700 · Serious crime /10k 48.1 · Score 0.20$604$154,70048.10.20
68Toa AltaNorthHome value $163,900 · Serious crime /10k 31.2 · Score 0.18$690$163,90031.20.18
69GuraboCentralHome value $158,500 · Serious crime /10k 35.8 · Score 0.16$678$158,50035.80.16
70Vega AltaNorthHome value $140,700 · Serious crime /10k 74.2 · Score 0.15$667$140,70074.20.15
71CaguasCentralHome value $151,000 · Serious crime /10k 70.8 · Score 0.14$659$151,00070.80.14
72GuaynaboSan Juan metroHome value $226,800 · Serious crime /10k 34.1 · Score 0.11$901$226,80034.10.11
73Trujillo AltoSan Juan metroHome value $164,500 · Serious crime /10k 48.6 · Score 0.10$694$164,50048.60.10
74San JuanSan Juan metroHome value $171,200 · Serious crime /10k 141.6 · Score 0.10$611$171,200141.60.10
75Toa BajaNorthHome value $148,900 · Serious crime /10k 73.8 · Score 0.09$713$148,90073.80.09
76CarolinaSan Juan metroHome value $157,600 · Serious crime /10k 93.4 · Score 0.09$677$157,60093.40.09
77BayamónSan Juan metroHome value $149,100 · Serious crime /10k 104.0 · Score 0.08$703$149,100104.00.08
78DoradoNorthHome value $169,900 · Serious crime /10k 74.6 · Score 0.04$715$169,90074.60.04
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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% Median rent
  • 35% Median home value
  • 15% Reported serious crime 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.