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Area guide

Bahía Beach

St. Regis resort estates, rainforest and golf

Bahía Beach area

Price per sqft

$800-$1,400 (relo estimate)

Population

~47,000 Río Grande municipality | ~3.3M Puerto Rico

Crime scale

Low for Puerto Rico (United States)

~14.5 homicides per 100,000, Puerto Rico, 2025

Overview

Bahía Beach is a gated resort community at Río Grande, 35 minutes east of San Juan, built around the St. Regis with beach, golf and El Yunque behind it. It suits Act 60 families and investors who want a resort-led life with more nature than Dorado. It is further from the city's schools.

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  • School fit

    3/5

    No major international school nearby; San Juan and Guaynabo schools are 35 to 45 minutes away.

  • Tax position

    5/5

    Act 60 resident investor decree: 0% on qualifying gains for applications filed by 31 December 2026, 4% after, to 2055.

  • Commute

    3/5

    SJU about 30 to 35 minutes; Condado about 40 minutes.

  • Family network density

    3/5

    Act 60 investors and second-home owners from the mainland US.

  • Inventory in price band

    2/5

    Gated resort estates with HOA and resort fees; hurricane, flood and grid diligence as elsewhere.

Best for

  • · Act 60 investors wanting a resort community
  • · Golf and nature households
  • · Second-home owners

Key neighborhoods

  • · Bahía Beach estates, beachfront homes
  • · St. Regis residences, serviced homes
  • · Golf course villas

Commute and access

SJU about 30 to 35 minutes; Condado about 40 minutes.

Housing profile

Gated resort estates with HOA and resort fees; hurricane, flood and grid diligence as elsewhere.

Key tradeoffs

  • · Long school run
  • · Isolated from city life
  • · Hurricane exposure and insurance cost

Demographics

Act 60 investors and second-home owners from the mainland US.

Schools overview

No major international school nearby; San Juan and Guaynabo schools are 35 to 45 minutes away.

Restaurants & bars

Where we would take you in your first month in Bahía Beach. A handful of places locals return to, picked by relo for a family dinner, a celebration or meeting new neighbours, so you can skip the trial and error and feel at home sooner.

  • Paros

    Restaurant · St. Regis Bahia Beach

    The resort's Greek and Mediterranean dining room, with ocean views.

  • Seagrapes

    Restaurant · St. Regis Bahia Beach

    Poolside restaurant with a brick oven, open all day.

  • The St. Regis Bar

    Bar · St. Regis Bahia Beach

    Small lobby bar for classic cocktails.

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Sources

  1. Price per sqft: relo estimate, read 20 October 2026.
  2. Population: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census (P1 total population) (relo estimate), read 20 October 2026.
  3. Crime rate: Statista: homicide rate in Puerto Rico (citing InSight Crime), read 20 October 2026.
  4. Photo: Photo: Harvey Barrison, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, read 20 October 2026.