Market Report · Valle Central
Escazú · Santa Ana
Mid-rangemedian asking $450,000Data as of September 1, 2026
Key Findings
Median asking price
$450,000
Average asking price $767,256 — 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
9,210
Unique, de-duplicated across 17 sources, inside the price guard.
Median $/m²
$1,806
based on 7,622 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$270,000 – $850,000
<$250k21.3%
$250k–$1M59.2%
>$1M19.4%
Inventory
By Property Type
| Type | Properties | Median | Median $/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4,357 | $565,000 | $1,609 based on 4,034 with published area |
| Apartments | 2,214 | $329,000 | $2,345 based on 2,117 with published area |
| Lots & land | 1,236 | $358,772 | $397 based on 248 with published area |
| Condos | 910 | $425,000 | $2,130 based on 840 with published area |
| Commercial | 180 | $855,000 | $1,508 based on 150 with published area |
| Farms & fincas | 54 | $1,250,000 | $3,250 based on 15 with published area |
| Hotels | 8 | $2,373,750 | $1,398 based on 6 with published area |
Houses4,357
- Median
- $565,000
- Median $/m²
- $1,609based on 4,034 with published area
Apartments2,214
- Median
- $329,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,345based on 2,117 with published area
Lots & land1,236
- Median
- $358,772
- Median $/m²
- $397based on 248 with published area
Condos910
- Median
- $425,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,130based on 840 with published area
Commercial180
- Median
- $855,000
- Median $/m²
- $1,508based on 150 with published area
Farms & fincas54
- Median
- $1,250,000
- Median $/m²
- $3,250based on 15 with published area
Hotels8
- Median
- $2,373,750
- Median $/m²
- $1,398based on 6 with published area
Bedrooms
Median Price by Bedrooms
- 1 bedroom$185,000
- 2 bedrooms$241,500
- 3 bedrooms$401,549
- 4 bedrooms$750,000
- 5 bedrooms$860,000
- 6 bedrooms$1,100,000
Rental market
Rentals & Gross Yield
Gross yield
9.3%gross · asking-based
Active rentals
683
Median rent
$2,700/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 17 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 (64/90d) 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.