Best PlacesPuerto Rico, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Puerto Rico, 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.
Puerto Rico ranks 39,618th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Puerto Rico
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.
Puerto Rico's strengths and weaknesses
Where Puerto Rico ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 139 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 76% of towns
Where Puerto Rico ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
Who lives in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Puerto Rico.
Who works in Puerto Rico, and how
Work in Puerto Rico centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Puerto Rico
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Puerto Rico.
What the weather is like in Puerto Rico, month by month
Puerto Rico sees roughly 139 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 74, with lows near 50. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74° | 60° | 50° |
| April | 89° | 76° | 66° |
| July | 98° | 86° | 76° |
| October | 89° | 76° | 65° |
Flying in and out of Puerto Rico
The nearest airport, McAllen International, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 202 miles away.
The best schools in and around Puerto Rico
Schools across Puerto Rico average a C, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- R C Flores-mark A Zapata ElC+ · 35% proficient
- Brewster ElC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elias Longoria Sr MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Edinburg North H SC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Puerto Rico school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Puerto Rico
Is Puerto Rico a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Puerto Rico ranks 39,618th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, quiet, and the weather, and lowest on civic engagement and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Puerto Rico safe?
Puerto Rico is safer than 9% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $660 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Puerto Rico?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 74 with lows near 50. That works out to about 139 pleasant days a year, more than 89% of towns.
Compare Puerto Rico with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Puerto Rico. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Puerto Rico 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.
Puerto Rico detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Puerto Rico: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Puerto Rico: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Puerto Rico: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Puerto Rico: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Puerto Rico 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.
- 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.