Market Report · Zona Sur
Dominical · Uvita · Ojochal (Costa Ballena)
Mid-rangemedian asking $534,950Data as of July 16, 2026
Key Findings
Median asking price
$534,950
Average asking price $939,657 — 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
4,408
Unique, de-duplicated across 16 sources, inside the price guard.
Median $/m²
$2,684
based on 1,901 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$280,000 – $1,099,000
<$250k 21.4%$250k–$1M 52.9%>$1M 25.6%
Inventory
By Property Type
| Type | Properties | Median | Median $/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2,286 | $650,000 | $2,731 based on 1,570 with published area |
| Lots & land | 1,482 | $249,950 | $114 based on 39 with published area |
| Commercial | 189 | $1,050,000 | $2,065 based on 67 with published area |
| Hotels | 111 | $1,290,000 | $2,138 based on 50 with published area |
| Farms & fincas | 105 | $499,000 | sample too small based on 0 with published area |
| Condos | 40 | $604,500 | $3,123 based on 23 with published area |
| Apartments | 13 | $610,000 | $2,517 based on 8 with published area |
Houses2,286
- Median
- $650,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,731based on 1,570 with published area
Lots & land1,482
- Median
- $249,950
- Median $/m²
- $114based on 39 with published area
Commercial189
- Median
- $1,050,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,065based on 67 with published area
Hotels111
- Median
- $1,290,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,138based on 50 with published area
Farms & fincas105
- Median
- $499,000
- Median $/m²
- sample too smallbased on 0 with published area
Condos40
- Median
- $604,500
- Median $/m²
- $3,123based on 23 with published area
Apartments13
- Median
- $610,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,517based on 8 with published area
Bedrooms
Median Price by Bedrooms
- 1 bedroom$278,000
- 2 bedrooms$399,000
- 3 bedrooms$589,000
- 4 bedrooms$1,100,000
- 5 bedrooms$1,392,500
- 6 bedrooms$914,450
Rental market
Rentals & Gross Yield
Gross asking yield — median rent $/m² × 12 ÷ median sale $/m² — is published for 0 of 1 regions and suppressed for 1 where either leg has fewer than 20 observations. Gross means before management, maintenance, taxes, insurance and vacancy.
| Region | Active rentals | Median rent | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominical · Uvita · Ojochal (Costa Ballena) | 19 | sample too small | suppressed — rent sample under 20 |
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 (17/90d) 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
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- 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.