Best PlacesParcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce, PR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce is unranked among neighborhoods under the default weighting. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce's strengths and weaknesses
Where Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$356 a month, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 62% of neighborhoods
Where Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 0 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce
A household needs to earn about $20,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $20,351, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce's effective rate of 0.01%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce
Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce.
Who works in Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce, and how
Work in Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce
The coast is about 4 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce, month by month
Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce sees roughly 0 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 82, with lows near 70. No month averages between 55 and 75 degrees.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 82° | 77° | 70° |
| April | 83° | 79° | 72° |
| July | 88° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 87° | 81° | 74° |
Flying in and out of Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce
The nearest airport, Mercedita, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Luis Munoz Marin International, about 53 miles away.
Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce against neighborhoods nationally.
Common questions about living in Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce
Is Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce a good place to live?
It scores highest on low property taxes, affordable childcare, and a stable housing market, and lowest on the weather and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $84,018. Set against a $20,351 median income, cost of living beats 50% of neighborhoods.
Is Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce safe?
Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce is safer than 15% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $768 per resident a year.
Compare Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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