Mayagüez, PR
Mayagüez, PR Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole Mayagüez, PR Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, Mayagüez ranks 104th for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 300th for income. A household earns $21,554 a year while median rent runs $519/mo, making it moderately affordable for what residents earn.
Its strongest card is rent (2nd of 300), while household income is the soft spot (300th). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 2nd and home prices 3rd among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
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The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 300th of 300↑36.9%$21,554
- Per-capita income
- $14,829
- Full-time pay
- $19,514
Housing
- Median rent
- 2nd of 300↑41%$519/mo
- Home value
- 3rd of 300↑44.6%$133,000
- Property tax
- $590/yr · 0.4%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 295th of 3009.8%
- Bachelor's+
- 236th of 30026.6%
- Avg commute
- 168th of 30024.6 min
People
- Population
- 205,687
- Median age
- 45.9 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 2.3%
- Broadband
- 81.5%
Environment & risk
- Air quality (AQI)
- 2nd of 30011
- Natural-hazard loss
- 298th of 300$47/$10k
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. EPA, 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
- + Rent
- + Home prices
- + Air quality
- + 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 Mayagüez
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- Family medicine physicians
- $131,870
- Pharmacists
- $111,950
- Financial managers
- $75,380
- Police officers
- $61,440
- General & operations managers
- $54,140
- Secondary school teachers
- $52,220
- Elementary school teachers
- $52,120
- Civil engineers
- $47,070
- Registered nurses
- $39,280
- Accountants & auditors
- $38,490
- Electricians
- $37,800
- Carpenters
- $33,160
- Plumbers
- $30,120
- Customer service reps
- $26,920
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $25,270
- Construction laborers
- $23,820
- Retail salespersons
- $22,090
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $22,040
- Janitors
- $21,960
- Cashiers
- $21,870
- Waiters & waitresses
- $21,840
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
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Mayagüez metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the Mayagüez metro?
- Median gross rent across the Mayagüez, PR Metro Area is $519 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of Mayagüez.
- What is the median household income in the Mayagüez metro?
- A typical household in the Mayagüez, PR Metro Area earns $21,554 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the typical home value in the Mayagüez metro?
- The median home value across the Mayagüez, PR Metro Area is $133,000 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the Mayagüez metro?
- The unemployment rate in the Mayagüez, PR Metro Area is 9.8% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).