The story of this market
The typical home in Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico sells for about $145,000, or $115 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.1% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 180 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $650 a month.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+2.1%
USA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico
The housing market in Vega Alta remains stable with low transaction volume and modest price appreciation. Market activity is constrained by limited inventory and broader economic challenges, including high poverty rates and reliance on public sector employment.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 2.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 180 days on market with 10.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
15% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 94% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.2% · poverty 40.8% — a mixed stability profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 1 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 2.6%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
researched Oct 8
| 00692 | Vega Alta | — | $417 | — | 33 | — | — | — | 1 | — | researched Oct 8 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
The municipality faces significant exposure to tropical storm and hurricane wind events, as well as localized flood risks in low-lying coastal and riverine areas.
Economic momentum is modest, with local employment anchored by small-scale manufacturing and service sectors; infrastructure development remains focused on post-hurricane recovery and utility grid stabilization.
Property taxes are administered by the Municipal Revenue Collection Center (CRIM), which assesses real estate based on 1957 base-year values, often resulting in lower effective rates compared to mainland US jurisdictions.
The economy is primarily driven by small-scale manufacturing, retail, and public sector employment, with a labor force of approximately 14,204.
The municipality is served by PR-2, a major highway corridor connecting the area to the San Juan metropolitan region.
The Centro de Recaudación de Ingresos Municipales (CRIM) manages property assessments and tax collections for the municipality.
Property insurance markets in the region are characterized by high premiums and limited availability due to recurring hurricane and flood risk exposure.
- Toro Verde Adventure Park4.711.8 mi
- Albergue Olímpico Germán Rieckehoff4.226.7 mi
- Parque de las Ciencias by ToroVerde Powered by Claro4.210.5 mi
- Sector Sixty6 - Caguas4.522.1 mi
- Viking Arena4.414.6 mi
- Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot4.717 mi
- DISTRITO T-Mobile4.715.3 mi
- Puerto Rico Convention Center4.715.2 mi
- Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré4.716.7 mi
- Vivo Beach Club4.521.1 mi
- Castillo San Felipe del Morro4.813.5 mi
- Casa BACARDÍ4.512.3 mi
- Castillo San Cristóbal4.814.2 mi
- Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré4.716.7 mi
- Toro Verde Adventure Park4.711.8 mi
- Castillo San Felipe del Morro4.813.5 mi
- Castillo San Cristóbal4.814.2 mi
- Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico4.716.9 mi
- Reserva Natural Cueva del Indio4.621.7 mi
- Albergue Olímpico Germán Rieckehoff4.226.7 mi
- Parque Forestal La Marquesa4.415.8 mi
- Eco's Sports Park4.516.3 mi
- Plaza Colón4.714.2 mi
- Jardín Botánico de la UPR4.517.4 mi
- Paseo Tablado de Guaynabo4.414 mi
- San Juan Bay Marina4.615.6 mi
- Club Náutico de San Juan4.615.6 mi
- Club Náutico de Cangrejos4.621.6 mi
- Club Náutico de Arecibo4.525.1 mi
- Club Náutico de Vega Baja4.46.5 mi
- Río Bayamón Golf Course4.512.1 mi
- Fort Buchanan Golf Club4.413.7 mi
- Dorado Beach East Golf Course4.74.3 mi
- Dorado Beach Resort & Club4.83.8 mi
- Plaza Las Américas4.716.2 mi
- The Outlets at Montehiedra4.517.3 mi
- The Mall of San Juan4.619.4 mi
- San Patricio Plaza4.514.1 mi
- Plaza del Sol4.510.3 mi
- Luis Munoz Marin International Airport4.321.2 mi
- Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport4.414.9 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A popular coastal recreation area known for its scenic views and swimming facilities, serving as a primary local attraction.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau and ExecutivePulse economic profiles.
Requires a judicial process to execute a foreclosure sale. Homeowners have a right to cure defaults and a statutory right of redemption allowing them to reclaim the property within one year from the date of the foreclosure sale by paying outstanding debts.
Governed by the Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979 (Title 30, Chapter 121).
Annual tax liability calculated by applying a municipal-specific rate (typically ranging from 8.03% to 12.03%) to the cadastral value of the property as determined by the Centro de Recaudación de Ingresos Municipales (CRIM).
Governed by the Municipal Code of Puerto Rico; liability attaches to the registered owner of record.
applies when — Property must be the owner's principal residence in Puerto Rico.
Provides a legal exemption from attachment and judicial foreclosure for a minimum amount of property value, protecting the principal residence from certain creditor claims.
Incorporated in Section 7, Article II of the Constitution of Puerto Rico; codified under the Homestead Right and Family Home Protection Act.
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.