Market Report · Valle Central
Escazú · Santa Ana
Mid-rangemedian asking $511,872Data as of July 26, 2026
Key Findings
Median asking price
$511,872
Average asking price $885,938 — 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
6,147
Unique, de-duplicated across 16 sources, inside the price guard.
Median $/m²
$1,871
based on 4,591 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$285,000 – $989,000
<$250k19.3%
$250k–$1M56.9%
>$1M23.8%
Inventory
By Property Type
| Type | Properties | Median | Median $/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2,512 | $650,000 | $1,670 based on 2,234 with published area |
| Apartments | 1,129 | $395,000 | $2,396 based on 1,053 with published area |
| Lots & land | 1,104 | $365,975 | $587 based on 61 with published area |
| Condos | 868 | $420,000 | $2,129 based on 797 with published area |
| Commercial | 128 | $733,348 | $1,665 based on 95 with published area |
| Farms & fincas | 23 | $1,250,000 | sample too small based on 4 with published area |
| Hotels | 5 | $4,200,000 | $1,420 based on 5 with published area |
Houses2,512
- Median
- $650,000
- Median $/m²
- $1,670based on 2,234 with published area
Apartments1,129
- Median
- $395,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,396based on 1,053 with published area
Lots & land1,104
- Median
- $365,975
- Median $/m²
- $587based on 61 with published area
Condos868
- Median
- $420,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,129based on 797 with published area
Commercial128
- Median
- $733,348
- Median $/m²
- $1,665based on 95 with published area
Farms & fincas23
- Median
- $1,250,000
- Median $/m²
- sample too smallbased on 4 with published area
Hotels5
- Median
- $4,200,000
- Median $/m²
- $1,420based on 5 with published area
Bedrooms
Median Price by Bedrooms
- 1 bedroom$190,000
- 2 bedrooms$252,000
- 3 bedrooms$445,000
- 4 bedrooms$850,000
- 5 bedrooms$1,000,000
- 6 bedrooms$1,300,000
Rental market
Rentals & Gross Yield
Gross yield
9.1%gross · asking-based
Active rentals
506
Median rent
$2,600/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 (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.
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.