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Cuenca

🇪🇨 Azuay · Ranked #49 of 182 worldwide
62SCORE
Cuenca is a value play, priced well below comparable metros. Here's the full data-driven picture — cost, safety, schools, jobs and climate risk.

North America's favorite retirement secret: colonial streets, $500 rents, US-dollar economy.

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The numbers

Median home$95.0k
Median rent$450/mo
Gross rental yield5.7%
Median age33 yrs

How it scores

Climate
65
Affordability
72
Momentum
52
Resilience
55

Livability grades

B+Safety
BSchools
BState
B+Hiking

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