Market Report · Valle Central
Gran San José — Heredia · Alajuela · Cartago
Entry-levelmedian asking $350,000Data as of September 1, 2026
Key Findings
Median asking price
$350,000
Average asking price $790,260 — 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
13,149
Unique, de-duplicated across 17 sources, inside the price guard.
Median $/m²
$1,500
based on 9,972 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$199,900 – $700,000
<$250k34.6%
$250k–$1M49.8%
>$1M15.6%
Inventory
By Property Type
| Type | Properties | Median | Median $/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | 6,372 | $375,000 | $1,375 based on 6,020 with published area |
| Lots & land | 2,904 | $320,000 | $500 based on 541 with published area |
| Apartments | 1,792 | $193,812 | $2,450 based on 1,730 with published area |
| Commercial | 698 | $659,500 | $1,269 based on 583 with published area |
| Condos | 604 | $243,500 | $1,938 based on 546 with published area |
| Farms & fincas | 221 | $767,000 | $2,250 based on 83 with published area |
| Hotels | 20 | $1,825,000 | $1,137 based on 13 with published area |
Houses6,372
- Median
- $375,000
- Median $/m²
- $1,375based on 6,020 with published area
Lots & land2,904
- Median
- $320,000
- Median $/m²
- $500based on 541 with published area
Apartments1,792
- Median
- $193,812
- Median $/m²
- $2,450based on 1,730 with published area
Commercial698
- Median
- $659,500
- Median $/m²
- $1,269based on 583 with published area
Condos604
- Median
- $243,500
- Median $/m²
- $1,938based on 546 with published area
Farms & fincas221
- Median
- $767,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,250based on 83 with published area
Hotels20
- Median
- $1,825,000
- Median $/m²
- $1,137based on 13 with published area
Bedrooms
Median Price by Bedrooms
- 1 bedroom$174,921
- 2 bedrooms$205,000
- 3 bedrooms$292,500
- 4 bedrooms$460,000
- 5 bedrooms$595,000
- 6 bedrooms$600,000
Rental market
Rentals & Gross Yield
Gross yield
10.9%gross · asking-based
Active rentals
788
Median rent
$2,500/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
- Escazú · Santa Ana
- Atenas · Grecia · San Ramón
- Pérez Zeledón · San Isidro del General
- Arenal · La Fortuna · Monteverde
- Puerto Viejo · Cahuita
- Resto de Costa Rica
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