Market Report
Resto de Costa Rica
Entry-levelmedian asking $331,287Data as of July 17, 2026
Key Findings
Median asking price
$331,287
Average asking price $1,359,879 — 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
2,499
Unique, de-duplicated across 16 sources, inside the price guard.
Median $/m²
$1,445
based on 965 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$150,000 – $889,444
<$250k40.5%
$250k–$1M36.7%
>$1M22.8%
Inventory
By Property Type
| Type | Properties | Median | Median $/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lots & land | 1,018 | $221,542 | $1,055 based on 46 with published area |
| Houses | 773 | $340,000 | $1,415 based on 626 with published area |
| Farms & fincas | 311 | $408,587 | $1,584 based on 62 with published area |
| Commercial | 157 | $800,000 | $1,275 based on 62 with published area |
| Apartments | 49 | $290,000 | $2,230 based on 38 with published area |
| Condos | 41 | $255,000 | $2,303 based on 34 with published area |
| Hotels | 35 | $1,500,000 | $1,650 based on 27 with published area |
Lots & land1,018
- Median
- $221,542
- Median $/m²
- $1,055based on 46 with published area
Houses773
- Median
- $340,000
- Median $/m²
- $1,415based on 626 with published area
Farms & fincas311
- Median
- $408,587
- Median $/m²
- $1,584based on 62 with published area
Commercial157
- Median
- $800,000
- Median $/m²
- $1,275based on 62 with published area
Apartments49
- Median
- $290,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,230based on 38 with published area
Condos41
- Median
- $255,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,303based on 34 with published area
Hotels35
- Median
- $1,500,000
- Median $/m²
- $1,650based on 27 with published area
Bedrooms
Median Price by Bedrooms
- 1 bedroom$177,343
- 2 bedrooms$220,000
- 3 bedrooms$298,579
- 4 bedrooms$395,000
- 5 bedrooms$877,500
- 6 bedrooms$810,000
Rental market
Rentals & Gross Yield
Gross yield
7.4%gross · asking-based
Active rentals
45
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 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
- Escazú · Santa Ana
- Gran San José — Heredia · Alajuela · Cartago
- Atenas · Grecia · San Ramón
- Pérez Zeledón · San Isidro del General
- Arenal · La Fortuna · Monteverde
- Puerto Viejo · Cahuita
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.