Mayaguez, PR

The affordability dashboard for Mayaguez, PR aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 2 ZIP codes covering 90,755 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (27/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $18,218, median home value of $111,245, median rent of $484 per month, and 27.1% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. These four metrics alone explain most of the variance between city dashboards.

Cross-agency feeds widen the picture beyond Census demographics. HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in this county at $532 per month (studio $461, 1BR $474, 3BR $664, 4BR $758).

Reading the overall grade requires reading all seven dimensions together. The score weights Income 20%, Safety 20%, Housing 15%, Rent 15%, Education 10%, Commute 10%, and Childcare 10%, with each sub-score benchmarked against national percentiles rather than state averages — so the grade is genuinely comparable across any city in the country. Pressure points are income, housing, rent. Unemployment currently reads 19.8% and poverty 53.4% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.