Market Report · Guanacaste
Tamarindo · Playa Grande · Avellanas
Luxurymedian asking $692,500Data as of August 30, 2026
Key Findings
Median asking price
$692,500
Average asking price $1,223,115 — 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
4,468
Unique, de-duplicated across 17 sources, inside the price guard.
Median $/m²
$3,217
based on 2,852 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$329,900 – $1,490,000
<$250k16.4%
$250k–$1M48.5%
>$1M35.2%
Inventory
By Property Type
| Type | Properties | Median | Median $/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2,294 | $945,000 | $3,170 based on 2,012 with published area |
| Lots & land | 1,142 | $302,500 | $179 based on 69 with published area |
| Condos | 373 | $680,000 | $3,550 based on 324 with published area |
| Apartments | 285 | $499,000 | $3,850 based on 265 with published area |
| Commercial | 182 | $850,000 | $2,032 based on 59 with published area |
| Farms & fincas | 39 | $479,000 | sample too small based on 4 with published area |
| Hotels | 35 | $1,349,000 | $2,316 based on 21 with published area |
Houses2,294
- Median
- $945,000
- Median $/m²
- $3,170based on 2,012 with published area
Lots & land1,142
- Median
- $302,500
- Median $/m²
- $179based on 69 with published area
Condos373
- Median
- $680,000
- Median $/m²
- $3,550based on 324 with published area
Apartments285
- Median
- $499,000
- Median $/m²
- $3,850based on 265 with published area
Commercial182
- Median
- $850,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,032based on 59 with published area
Farms & fincas39
- Median
- $479,000
- Median $/m²
- sample too smallbased on 4 with published area
Hotels35
- Median
- $1,349,000
- Median $/m²
- $2,316based on 21 with published area
Bedrooms
Median Price by Bedrooms
- 1 bedroom$209,500
- 2 bedrooms$350,000
- 3 bedrooms$645,000
- 4 bedrooms$1,250,000
- 5 bedrooms$1,900,000
- 6 bedrooms$1,899,900
Rental market
Rentals & Gross Yield
Active rentals
22
Median rent
$2,600/mo
Gross yield: 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 17 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 (62/90d) 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
- 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
- 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.