Market Report · Península de Nicoya
Santa Teresa · Malpaís · Montezuma
Luxurymedian asking $691,000Data as of July 16, 2026
Key Findings
Median asking price
$691,000
Average asking price $1,343,150 — 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
1,789
Unique, de-duplicated across 16 sources, inside the price guard.
Median $/m²
$3,714
based on 592 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$349,900 – $1,500,000
<$250k 15.9%$250k–$1M 48.7%>$1M 35.4%
Inventory
By Property Type
| Type | Properties | Median | Median $/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | 796 | $800,000 | $3,752 based on 418 with published area |
| Lots & land | 679 | $427,000 | $5,137 based on 14 with published area |
| Commercial | 73 | $1,200,000 | $3,373 based on 36 with published area |
| Hotels | 45 | $1,800,000 | $2,857 based on 13 with published area |
| Condos | 35 | $320,000 | $3,159 based on 25 with published area |
| Farms & fincas | 21 | $1,500,000 | sample too small based on 0 with published area |
| Apartments | 17 | $525,000 | $3,655 based on 8 with published area |
Houses796
- Median
- $800,000
- Median $/m²
- $3,752based on 418 with published area
Lots & land679
- Median
- $427,000
- Median $/m²
- $5,137based on 14 with published area
Commercial73
- Median
- $1,200,000
- Median $/m²
- $3,373based on 36 with published area
Hotels45
- Median
- $1,800,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,857based on 13 with published area
Condos35
- Median
- $320,000
- Median $/m²
- $3,159based on 25 with published area
Farms & fincas21
- Median
- $1,500,000
- Median $/m²
- sample too smallbased on 0 with published area
Apartments17
- Median
- $525,000
- Median $/m²
- $3,655based on 8 with published area
Bedrooms
Median Price by Bedrooms
- 1 bedroom$335,000
- 2 bedrooms$530,000
- 3 bedrooms$695,000
- 4 bedrooms$1,280,000
- 5 bedrooms$1,700,000
- 6 bedrooms$1,735,000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Teresa · Malpaís · Montezuma | 4 | 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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- 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.