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Region 12

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2 snapshots · latest May 5, 2026
Emerging

Region 12 is the qualitatively sophisticated emerging zone — 211 establishments, 18% first-wave concentration (highest among emerging zones), only 1 permanent closure. 22 real estate / development companies (10% of inventory) signal active construction pipeline ahead of price catch-up.

59.7
Composition score
211
Establishments
18% first-wave
0.47%
Closure rate
1 permanent
Pioneer
Emerging
Developing
Established
First-wave establishments arriving. Inflection window 12–24 months.

This zone's trajectory

The strongest historical comparable in our dataset. When the matched snapshot is older, the comparable's path projects Region 12's likely direction.

Trajectory match · 98.7% similar
Region 12 todayRegion 15 10 months ago
Region 12 todaycomp 59.7
Region 15 · Jul 2025comp 60.6
If Region 15's trajectory holds, Region 12 is on the same path — composition score +0.9 over the next ~10 months.

What this means for you

How Region 12's current state translates into a position for each stakeholder. Decision anchors grounded in the zone's data + Tulum market context — not financial advice.

Developer
Active development territory. 10% of inventory is real estate firms — peers are already positioning, but the build pipeline is still ahead of price catch-up.
Buyer
Low churn, high sophistication, sparse competition. Off-the-radar Aldea-Zama-style growth — fundamentals support entry; comparable trajectories are 12-18 months out.
Investor
Pre-inflection. The 18% first-wave share + 0.47% closure rate combo is the cleanest signal in this size class.
Realtor
Educate clients on the high-sophistication, low-density profile. Mid-stage emerging — not as cheap as Pioneer, more proven than later-emerging.

What's here

107
Hospitality
41
Other
22
Real Estate & Development
18
Wellness & Retreat
10
Food & Beverage
4
Cowork & Creative

Churn & closures

What's exiting the zone, and the rate at which capital is rotating out — the inverse signal of new openings.

Churn signal
0.47%
permanent closure rate
1
permanent
2
temporary
What's exiting
Art & Culture
1
Recent closures
TEMPCenote Chan Aktun HaArt & Culture
TEMPBit Luxury Residence en Harmony TulumReal Estate & Development
PERMPottery StudioArt & Culture

Velocity

+0.02
Composition / 30d
+0.57
Sophistication / 30d
-0.41
Review accel.
+9.19
Net openings / 30d
Methodology & detail↓ expand

Score breakdown

Sophistication30%
78.7
Weighted establishment-tier score. Yoga and galleries score high; banks and gas stations score low.
Diversity25%
54.5
Shannon index across category mix. High = balanced; low = monoculture.
Density20%
42.2
Establishments per km², log-scaled. Captures urban concentration.
Review depth25%
56.1
Avg reviews per establishment, log-scaled. Proxy for market attention. Becomes review velocity once we have multiple snapshots.

Composition fingerprint

Hospitality
50.7%
Other
19.4%
Real Estate & Development
10.4%
Wellness & Retreat
8.5%
Food & Beverage
4.7%
Art & Culture
1.9%
Cowork & Creative
1.9%
Spiritual & Ceremonial
1.4%
Health & Fitness
0.5%
Retail & Shopping
0.5%

Cohorts by month of arrival

Cohort
Count
Mean rating
Mean reviews
First-wave
Mean tier
2025-07
116
4.63
102
22%
2.91
2026-05
95
4.57
23
14%
3.43