Market Data
Costa Rica Real Estate Market Report 2026
58,704 unique properties for sale, aggregated from 16 public listing sources and de-duplicated. Asking prices, refreshed daily — decision inputs, not a valuation.
Data as of July 26, 2026
Key Findings
Median asking price
$426,200
Average asking price $974,614 — 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
56,192
Unique, de-duplicated across 16 sources, inside the price guard.
Region with the largest supply
Gran San José
9,411 unique properties for sale.
Geography
Asking Prices by Region
15 market regions plus the rural interior, keyed by coordinates — not by self-reported address strings. 9,544 properties without a mappable location count in the national totals and never enter a region.
Tap a band to see its range and median
| Region | Properties | Median | Distribution<$250k · $250k–$1M · >$1M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guanacaste· 8,100 properties | |||
TamarindoPlaya Grande · Avellanas Luxurymedian asking $710,000 | 4,273 | $710,000 | <$250k 65715.4%$250k–$1M 2,04147.8%>$1M 1,57536.9% |
Playa FlamingoPotrero · Conchal Luxurymedian asking $797,057 | 1,657 | $797,057 | <$250k 22313.5%$250k–$1M 74745.1%>$1M 68741.5% |
Playas del CocoPapagayo · Liberia Mid-rangemedian asking $483,938 | 2,170 | $483,938 | <$250k 55425.5%$250k–$1M 1,06449%>$1M 55225.4% |
| Península de Nicoya· 4,377 properties | |||
NosaraSámara Mid-rangemedian asking $535,000 | 2,653 | $535,000 | <$250k 60422.8%$250k–$1M 1,35751.1%>$1M 69226.1% |
Santa TeresaMalpaís · Montezuma Luxurymedian asking $699,000 | 1,724 | $699,000 | <$250k 26615.4%$250k–$1M 82948.1%>$1M 62936.5% |
| Pacífico Central· 4,186 properties | |||
JacóLos Sueños · Playa Hermosa Mid-rangemedian asking $390,000 | 2,935 | $390,000 | <$250k 80627.5%$250k–$1M 1,57953.8%>$1M 55018.7% |
Manuel AntonioQuepos Mid-rangemedian asking $474,000 | 1,251 | $474,000 | <$250k 30524.4%$250k–$1M 62349.8%>$1M 32325.8% |
| Zona Sur· 6,177 properties | |||
DominicalUvita · Ojochal (Costa Ballena) Mid-rangemedian asking $525,000 | 4,379 | $525,000 | <$250k 94521.6%$250k–$1M 2,33453.3%>$1M 1,10025.1% |
Península de OsaGolfo Dulce Mid-rangemedian asking $599,000 | 545 | $599,000 | <$250k 13625%$250k–$1M 22541.3%>$1M 18433.8% |
Pérez ZeledónSan Isidro del General Entry-levelmedian asking $325,000 | 1,253 | $325,000 | <$250k 49239.3%$250k–$1M 55144%>$1M 21016.8% |
| Valle Central· 19,762 properties | |||
EscazúSanta Ana Mid-rangemedian asking $511,872 | 6,147 | $511,872 | <$250k 1,18519.3%$250k–$1M 3,49856.9%>$1M 1,46423.8% |
Gran San JoséHeredia · Alajuela · Cartago Mid-rangemedian asking $360,000 | 9,411 | $360,000 | <$250k 3,13033.3%$250k–$1M 4,62449.1%>$1M 1,65717.6% |
AtenasGrecia · San Ramón Entry-levelmedian asking $315,000 | 4,204 | $315,000 | <$250k 1,72040.9%$250k–$1M 1,90345.3%>$1M 58113.8% |
| Arenal & Zona Norte· 816 properties | |||
ArenalLa Fortuna · Monteverde Mid-rangemedian asking $365,000 | 816 | $365,000 | <$250k 29636.3%$250k–$1M 37145.5%>$1M 14918.3% |
| Caribe Sur· 662 properties | |||
Puerto ViejoCahuita Entry-levelmedian asking $349,450 | 662 | $349,450 | <$250k 20330.7%$250k–$1M 39659.8%>$1M 639.5% |
| Rest of Costa Rica· 2,568 properties | |||
Entry-levelmedian asking $330,000 | 2,568 | $330,000 | <$250k 1,05541.1%$250k–$1M 93836.5%>$1M 57522.4% |
Guanacaste
Tamarindo4,273 properties
Playa Grande · Avellanas
- Median
- median asking $710,000Luxury
- Median $/m²
- $3,302based on 2,629 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$348,000 – $1,550,000
<$250k15.4%
$250k–$1M47.8%
>$1M36.9%
Playa Flamingo1,657 properties
Potrero · Conchal
- Median
- median asking $797,057Luxury
- Median $/m²
- $4,250based on 1,189 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$399,000 – $1,950,000
<$250k13.5%
$250k–$1M45.1%
>$1M41.5%
Playas del Coco2,170 properties
Papagayo · Liberia
- Median
- median asking $483,938Mid-range
- Median $/m²
- $2,642based on 1,202 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$249,000 – $1,040,000
<$250k25.5%
$250k–$1M49%
>$1M25.4%
Península de Nicoya
Nosara2,653 properties
Sámara
- Median
- median asking $535,000Mid-range
- Median $/m²
- $2,974based on 1,283 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$270,000 – $1,100,000
<$250k22.8%
$250k–$1M51.1%
>$1M26.1%
Santa Teresa1,724 properties
Malpaís · Montezuma
- Median
- median asking $699,000Luxury
- Median $/m²
- $3,695based on 764 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$350,000 – $1,500,000
<$250k15.4%
$250k–$1M48.1%
>$1M36.5%
Pacífico Central
Jacó2,935 properties
Los Sueños · Playa Hermosa
- Median
- median asking $390,000Mid-range
- Median $/m²
- $2,485based on 1,930 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$234,500 – $775,000
<$250k27.5%
$250k–$1M53.8%
>$1M18.7%
Manuel Antonio1,251 properties
Quepos
- Median
- median asking $474,000Mid-range
- Median $/m²
- $2,250based on 689 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$259,000 – $1,062,500
<$250k24.4%
$250k–$1M49.8%
>$1M25.8%
Zona Sur
Dominical4,379 properties
Uvita · Ojochal (Costa Ballena)
- Median
- median asking $525,000Mid-range
- Median $/m²
- $2,689based on 2,166 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$280,000 – $1,049,500
<$250k21.6%
$250k–$1M53.3%
>$1M25.1%
Península de Osa545 properties
Golfo Dulce
- Median
- median asking $599,000Mid-range
- Median $/m²
- $2,446based on 167 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$250,000 – $1,500,000
<$250k25%
$250k–$1M41.3%
>$1M33.8%
Pérez Zeledón1,253 properties
San Isidro del General
- Median
- median asking $325,000Entry-level
- Median $/m²
- $1,939based on 470 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$150,000 – $750,000
<$250k39.3%
$250k–$1M44%
>$1M16.8%
Valle Central
Escazú6,147 properties
Santa Ana
- Median
- median asking $511,872Mid-range
- Median $/m²
- $1,871based on 4,591 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$285,000 – $989,000
<$250k19.3%
$250k–$1M56.9%
>$1M23.8%
Gran San José9,411 properties
Heredia · Alajuela · Cartago
- Median
- median asking $360,000Mid-range
- Median $/m²
- $1,514based on 6,315 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$200,050 – $757,750
<$250k33.3%
$250k–$1M49.1%
>$1M17.6%
Atenas4,204 properties
Grecia · San Ramón
- Median
- median asking $315,000Entry-level
- Median $/m²
- $1,502based on 1,955 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$155,000 – $649,000
<$250k40.9%
$250k–$1M45.3%
>$1M13.8%
Arenal & Zona Norte
Arenal816 properties
La Fortuna · Monteverde
- Median
- median asking $365,000Mid-range
- Median $/m²
- $1,795based on 346 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$175,000 – $749,000
<$250k36.3%
$250k–$1M45.5%
>$1M18.3%
Caribe Sur
Puerto Viejo662 properties
Cahuita
- Median
- median asking $349,450Entry-level
- Median $/m²
- $2,300based on 405 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$202,500 – $624,750
<$250k30.7%
$250k–$1M59.8%
>$1M9.5%
Rest of Costa Rica
Resto de Costa Rica2,568 properties
- Median
- median asking $330,000Entry-level
- Median $/m²
- $1,439based on 992 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$149,743 – $875,000
<$250k41.1%
$250k–$1M36.5%
>$1M22.4%
Data sources
The 16 Sources Behind the Census
Aggregate numbers only: the census reads these public listing sources and de-duplicates across them. No individual listing on this page is attributed to any single source.
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 5 regions; suppressed for 11 where either leg is under 20 observations.
- Market-velocity metrics (days on market, absorption) are still accruing history (27/90d) 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.
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.
Costa Rica Market Data — FAQ
How many properties are for sale in Costa Rica?
This census tracks 58,704 unique properties actively for sale after de-duplicating 66,825 raw listings across 16 public sources. 56,192 of them fall inside the $5,000–$100M price guard used for every price statistic on this page.
What is the median asking price of a property in Costa Rica?
The median asking price is $426,200 as of July 26, 2026. The average inside the same guard is $974,614 — noticeably higher because the luxury tail pulls the mean up, which is exactly why this report leads with the median.
Which region of Costa Rica has the most properties for sale?
Gran San José — Heredia · Alajuela · Cartago has the largest supply, with 9,411 unique properties for sale — of the 46,648 properties this census can place into one of its 15 market regions plus the rural interior.
