Best PlacesUrbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon, PR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon 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 Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon
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.
Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$424 a month, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
Where Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 0 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $18,253, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon'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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon
Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon.
Who works in Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon, and how
Work in Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon centers on health care & social and real estate. Unemployment runs well above the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon
The coast is about 9 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon, month by month
Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon sees roughly 0 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 82, with lows near 74. No month averages between 55 and 75 degrees.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 82° | 79° | 74° |
| April | 83° | 81° | 76° |
| July | 87° | 84° | 81° |
| October | 87° | 84° | 79° |
Flying in and out of Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon
The nearest airport, Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Luis Munoz Marin International, about 12 miles away.
Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon 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 Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon against neighborhoods nationally.
Common questions about living in Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon
Is Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon a good place to live?
It scores highest on low property taxes, affordable childcare, and quiet, and lowest on the weather and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $119,686. Set against a $18,253 median income, cost of living beats 50% of neighborhoods.
Is Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon safe?
Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon is safer than 12% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $810 per resident a year.
Compare Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon 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.
Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Urbanizacion Sierra Linda, Bayamon 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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