Market Report · Caribe Sur
Puerto Viejo · Cahuita
Entry-levelmedian asking $345,000Data as of July 17, 2026
Key Findings
Median asking price
$345,000
Average asking price $525,705 — 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
647
Unique, de-duplicated across 16 sources, inside the price guard.
Median $/m²
$2,300
based on 392 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$199,000 – $609,000
<$250k31.2%
$250k–$1M58.9%
>$1M9.9%
Inventory
By Property Type
| Type | Properties | Median | Median $/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | 252 | $380,000 | $2,400 based on 239 with published area |
| Lots & land | 181 | $160,960 | $125 based on 8 with published area |
| Apartments | 91 | $380,000 | $2,125 based on 55 with published area |
| Commercial | 42 | $670,000 | $2,056 based on 30 with published area |
| Hotels | 21 | $798,000 | $2,029 based on 21 with published area |
| Farms & fincas | 16 | $350,000 | sample too small based on 2 with published area |
Houses252
- Median
- $380,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,400based on 239 with published area
Lots & land181
- Median
- $160,960
- Median $/m²
- $125based on 8 with published area
Apartments91
- Median
- $380,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,125based on 55 with published area
Commercial42
- Median
- $670,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,056based on 30 with published area
Hotels21
- Median
- $798,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,029based on 21 with published area
Farms & fincas16
- Median
- $350,000
- Median $/m²
- sample too smallbased on 2 with published area
Bedrooms
Median Price by Bedrooms
- 1 bedroom$229,000
- 2 bedrooms$285,500
- 3 bedrooms$434,000
- 4 bedrooms$399,000
- 5 bedrooms$1,175,000
- 6 bedrooms$550,000
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 0 regions; suppressed for 1 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
- Escazú · Santa Ana
- Gran San José — Heredia · Alajuela · Cartago
- Atenas · Grecia · San Ramón
- Pérez Zeledón · San Isidro del General
- Arenal · La Fortuna · Monteverde
- 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.