Aguadilla, PR
Aguadilla, PR Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole Aguadilla, PR Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, Aguadilla ranks 96th for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 297th for income. A household earns $24,351 a year while median rent runs $572/mo, making it moderately affordable for what residents earn.
Its strongest card is rent (4th of 300), while job market is the soft spot (298th). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 4th and home prices 6th among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
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The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 297th of 300↑49.3%$24,351
- Per-capita income
- $14,747
- Full-time pay
- $20,883
Housing
- Median rent
- 4th of 300↑41.6%$572/mo
- Home value
- 6th of 300↑65.3%$154,900
- Property tax
- $573/yr · 0.4%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 298th of 30011.7%
- Bachelor's+
- 288th of 30020.4%
- Avg commute
- 175th of 30024.8 min
People
- Population
- 250,969
- Population change
- -13.1%
- Median age
- 46.0 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 0.7%
- Broadband
- 81.4%
Environment & risk
- Natural-hazard loss
- 296th of 300$47/$10k
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), FEMA, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
- + Affordability
- + Rent
- + Home prices
- + Health
Watch-outs
- – Cost of living
- – Household income
- – Job market
- – Education
- – Hazard safety
Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — miami beach.
What jobs pay in Aguadilla
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- IT managers
- $122,090
- Pharmacists
- $104,900
- Lawyers
- $78,480
- Software developers
- $77,840
- Financial managers
- $77,020
- General & operations managers
- $67,030
- Elementary school teachers
- $59,650
- Secondary school teachers
- $59,190
- Civil engineers
- $58,260
- Registered nurses
- $38,000
- Accountants & auditors
- $36,880
- Electricians
- $33,630
- Plumbers
- $31,660
- Carpenters
- $29,750
- Police officers
- $28,560
- Customer service reps
- $27,800
- Construction laborers
- $24,250
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $23,390
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $22,600
- Janitors
- $22,010
- Retail salespersons
- $21,950
- Waiters & waitresses
- $21,840
- Cashiers
- $21,840
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
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Aguadilla metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the Aguadilla metro?
- Median gross rent across the Aguadilla, PR Metro Area is $572 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of Aguadilla.
- What is the median household income in the Aguadilla metro?
- A typical household in the Aguadilla, PR Metro Area earns $24,351 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the typical home value in the Aguadilla metro?
- The median home value across the Aguadilla, PR Metro Area is $154,900 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the Aguadilla metro?
- The unemployment rate in the Aguadilla, PR Metro Area is 11.7% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).