Tulum and Cancún show diverging economic and security trends

The real estate and administrative landscape in Quintana Roo shows diverging trends between Cancún and Tulum. In Cancún, the housing market maintains an average appreciation of 2.1% in median home values for 2026. The premium segment in Puerto Cancún continues stable annual growth between 8% and 12%, with 88% of new construction registrations consisting of vertical housing.

In contrast, Tulum has seen a stagnation in new development, with no new projects registered so far this year. Approximately 96% of the available supply in Tulum is already constructed, and residential prices in the municipality have experienced a decline of between 10% and 12%.

Separately, Tulum Mayor Diego Castañón Trejo reported progress in municipal administration during his second activity report. He highlighted an 83% reduction in homicides compared to 2024 and early 2025, a 75% decrease in extortion and business robberies, and a 51% drop in vehicle theft. The administration has also expanded its surveillance infrastructure, increasing the number of municipal cameras from 40 to 200, supplemented by over 1,000 private cameras linked to the C2 control center.