Market Report · Valle Central
Escazú · Santa Ana
Mid-rangemedian asking $520,000Data as of July 17, 2026
Key Findings
Median asking price
$520,000
Average asking price $890,930 — mean inside the $5k–$100M guard, pulled up by the luxury tail.
The headline is the median, never the raw mean — half the market asks less, half asks more.
Properties for sale
6,104
Unique, de-duplicated across 16 sources, inside the price guard.
Median $/m²
$1,867
based on 4,545 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$285,000 – $990,000
<$250k19.3%
$250k–$1M56.8%
>$1M23.9%
Inventory
By Property Type
| Type | Properties | Median | Median $/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2,491 | $665,000 | $1,667 based on 2,211 with published area |
| Apartments | 1,119 | $399,000 | $2,386 based on 1,043 with published area |
| Lots & land | 1,104 | $360,000 | $603 based on 60 with published area |
| Condos | 857 | $419,000 | $2,122 based on 785 with published area |
| Commercial | 128 | $745,000 | $1,659 based on 95 with published area |
| Farms & fincas | 23 | $1,250,000 | sample too small based on 4 with published area |
| Hotels | 5 | $4,200,000 | $1,420 based on 5 with published area |
Houses2,491
- Median
- $665,000
- Median $/m²
- $1,667based on 2,211 with published area
Apartments1,119
- Median
- $399,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,386based on 1,043 with published area
Lots & land1,104
- Median
- $360,000
- Median $/m²
- $603based on 60 with published area
Condos857
- Median
- $419,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,122based on 785 with published area
Commercial128
- Median
- $745,000
- Median $/m²
- $1,659based on 95 with published area
Farms & fincas23
- Median
- $1,250,000
- Median $/m²
- sample too smallbased on 4 with published area
Hotels5
- Median
- $4,200,000
- Median $/m²
- $1,420based on 5 with published area
Bedrooms
Median Price by Bedrooms
- 1 bedroom$190,000
- 2 bedrooms$257,147
- 3 bedrooms$440,000
- 4 bedrooms$835,000
- 5 bedrooms$1,000,000
- 6 bedrooms$1,300,000
Rental market
Rentals & Gross Yield
Gross yield
9.1%gross · asking-based
Active rentals
500
Median rent
$2,650/mo
Transparency
Methodology & Honest Disclosures
- All prices are ASKING prices from public listings — not achieved sale prices. Costa Rica has no public sold-price registry.
- Unique-property counts are de-duplicated across 16 listing sources; the same property listed by several agencies counts once.
- Price-per-m² figures cover only the listings that publish a usable living area (15–5,000 m²); every figure ships with its own visible sample size.
- Cells with fewer than 5 comparable listings are suppressed rather than shown — a thin sample would mislead more than a blank.
- Rental yields are GROSS asking-side estimates — median rent $/m² × 12 ÷ median sale $/m² — before management, maintenance, taxes, insurance and vacancy. Published for 1 regions; suppressed for 0 where either leg is under 20 observations.
- Market-velocity metrics (days on market, absorption) are still accruing history (18/90d) and are not published yet — no verdict is fabricated from an immature window.
- This report is aggregate market statistics, not a valuation. It does not replace a comparative market analysis (CMA) or local due diligence — talk to your agent before any decision.
Geography
Other Regions in This Report
- Tamarindo · Playa Grande · Avellanas
- Playa Flamingo · Potrero · Conchal
- Playas del Coco · Papagayo · Liberia
- Nosara · Sámara
- Santa Teresa · Malpaís · Montezuma
- Jacó · Los Sueños · Playa Hermosa
- Manuel Antonio · Quepos
- Dominical · Uvita · Ojochal (Costa Ballena)
- Península de Osa · Golfo Dulce
- Gran San José — Heredia · Alajuela · Cartago
- Atenas · Grecia · San Ramón
- Pérez Zeledón · San Isidro del General
- Arenal · La Fortuna · Monteverde
- Puerto Viejo · Cahuita
- Resto de Costa Rica
Numbers Are Inputs — Your Agent Is the Advisor
This report is aggregate market statistics, not a valuation. A Realty ONE Group agent prepares a comparative market analysis (CMA) for the exact property and zone you care about.