Market Report · Guanacaste
Playas del Coco · Papagayo · Liberia
Mid-rangemedian asking $475,000Data as of July 16, 2026
Key Findings
Median asking price
$475,000
Average asking price $1,271,530 — 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
2,120
Unique, de-duplicated across 16 sources, inside the price guard.
Median $/m²
$2,620
based on 1,095 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$245,000 – $1,000,000
<$250k 26.1%$250k–$1M 49.2%>$1M 24.8%
Inventory
By Property Type
| Type | Properties | Median | Median $/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | 768 | $627,000 | $2,589 based on 595 with published area |
| Lots & land | 647 | $319,000 | $377 based on 46 with published area |
| Condos | 272 | $320,000 | $2,730 based on 178 with published area |
| Commercial | 94 | $927,500 | $1,636 based on 33 with published area |
| Apartments | 92 | $300,000 | $3,372 based on 67 with published area |
| Farms & fincas | 29 | $987,730 | sample too small based on 2 with published area |
Houses768
- Median
- $627,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,589based on 595 with published area
Lots & land647
- Median
- $319,000
- Median $/m²
- $377based on 46 with published area
Condos272
- Median
- $320,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,730based on 178 with published area
Commercial94
- Median
- $927,500
- Median $/m²
- $1,636based on 33 with published area
Apartments92
- Median
- $300,000
- Median $/m²
- $3,372based on 67 with published area
Farms & fincas29
- Median
- $987,730
- Median $/m²
- sample too smallbased on 2 with published area
Bedrooms
Median Price by Bedrooms
- 1 bedroom$195,000
- 2 bedrooms$300,000
- 3 bedrooms$525,000
- 4 bedrooms$720,000
- 5 bedrooms$1,500,000
- 6 bedrooms$1,700,000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playas del Coco · Papagayo · Liberia | 28 | $1,775/mo | 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
Other Regions in This Report
- Tamarindo · Playa Grande · Avellanas
- Playa Flamingo · Potrero · Conchal
- 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
- 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.