Market Report · Valle Central
Gran San José — Heredia · Alajuela · Cartago
Mid-rangemedian asking $360,000Data as of July 26, 2026
Key Findings
Median asking price
$360,000
Average asking price $914,283 — 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
9,411
Unique, de-duplicated across 16 sources, inside the price guard.
Median $/m²
$1,514
based on 6,315 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$200,050 – $757,750
<$250k33.3%
$250k–$1M49.1%
>$1M17.6%
Inventory
By Property Type
| Type | Properties | Median | Median $/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4,090 | $390,988 | $1,376 based on 3,743 with published area |
| Lots & land | 2,467 | $320,000 | $1,329 based on 151 with published area |
| Apartments | 981 | $198,190 | $2,429 based on 937 with published area |
| Condos | 585 | $238,000 | $1,903 based on 516 with published area |
| Commercial | 531 | $616,000 | $1,242 based on 401 with published area |
| Farms & fincas | 132 | $885,000 | $2,760 based on 23 with published area |
| Hotels | 13 | $1,850,000 | $1,149 based on 10 with published area |
Houses4,090
- Median
- $390,988
- Median $/m²
- $1,376based on 3,743 with published area
Lots & land2,467
- Median
- $320,000
- Median $/m²
- $1,329based on 151 with published area
Apartments981
- Median
- $198,190
- Median $/m²
- $2,429based on 937 with published area
Condos585
- Median
- $238,000
- Median $/m²
- $1,903based on 516 with published area
Commercial531
- Median
- $616,000
- Median $/m²
- $1,242based on 401 with published area
Farms & fincas132
- Median
- $885,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,760based on 23 with published area
Hotels13
- Median
- $1,850,000
- Median $/m²
- $1,149based on 10 with published area
Bedrooms
Median Price by Bedrooms
- 1 bedroom$169,500
- 2 bedrooms$208,620
- 3 bedrooms$305,000
- 4 bedrooms$484,732
- 5 bedrooms$599,000
- 6 bedrooms$650,000
Rental market
Rentals & Gross Yield
Gross yield
10.6%gross · asking-based
Active rentals
740
Median rent
$2,200/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
- Escazú · Santa Ana
- 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
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