Area guide
Large gated resort community, marina and golf
Price per sqft
$350-$650 (relo estimate)
Population
~5,000 community (estimate) | ~50,000 Humacao municipality
Crime scale
Low for Puerto Rico (United States)
~14.5 homicides per 100,000, Puerto Rico, 2025
Palmas del Mar is a gated resort community on the south-east coast at Humacao, with a marina, golf, beaches and its own school. It suits Act 60 families wanting space and resort life at lower prices than Dorado. San Juan is about an hour away.
Structured fit signals used in matching, same fields across every area.
School fit
3/5Palmas Academy is inside the community.
Tax position
5/5Act 60 resident investor decree: 0% on qualifying gains for applications filed by 31 December 2026, 4% after, to 2055.
Commute
2/5SJU about 50 to 60 minutes via PR-30 and PR-52.
Family network density
4/5Act 60 families, retirees and second-home owners.
Inventory in price band
4/5Villas and condos with HOA fees; hurricane, flood and grid diligence apply.
SJU about 50 to 60 minutes via PR-30 and PR-52.
Villas and condos with HOA fees; hurricane, flood and grid diligence apply.
Act 60 families, retirees and second-home owners.
Palmas Academy is inside the community.
Where we would take you in your first month in Palmas del Mar. 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.
Restaurant · Wyndham Palmas
Contemporary Latin cooking at the resort.
Restaurant · Punta Santiago
Seafood house just outside the resort, running for decades.
Restaurant · Punta Santiago
Fresh seafood, with lobster and red snapper every evening.
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