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The 2025 Numbers Are In: Americans in Mexico Are No Longer a Trickle
INM, U.S. State Department, and Banco de México data agree on the broad strokes: more Americans moved to Mexico last year than at any point since the 1970s.
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Mérida has been 'the next San Miguel' for a decade without ever quite becoming it — and that restraint is precisely why it keeps attracting serious transplants.
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Rental prices in CDMX and Puerto Vallarta have climbed sharply since 2022. In Mérida and parts of the Bajío, $2,000 still goes a long way — but the windows are narrowing.
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IMSS enrollment is available to foreign residents, but the wait times and language gap make private care the realistic choice for most Americans — at costs that still astonish.
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