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Nosara is an official district, code 50206, of Nicoya canton in Guanacaste. Its beaches Guiones, Pelada and Playa Nosara fall inside the Ostional National Wildlife Refuge. Surfing and yoga are the established visitor activities, and Playa Guiones and Playa Nosara are distinct beaches that locals also use as area labels; no exact neighbourhood boundaries exist for them. Liberia airport (LIR) to Guiones is about 100 km, 2 to 2.5 hours by road.
Nosara's house market asks a premium, while land remains a substantial part of the inventory. The live table below shows the current mix and the middle half of asking prices for each type, using the same district scope as the page header.
Buyers who cannot find the right finished house sometimes consider a lot and a build. Read build new or buy resale before assuming that route will cost less. Condos remain a smaller category here.
The long-term rental market is visible in the current listings, but an asking rent is not a holiday-rental yield. Check a property manager's actual occupancy and costs before underwriting a purchase.
INEC estimates the district's resident population at 7,822 in 2022 and projects 8,437 for 2026, growing to 9,827 by 2035. Those are residents of the whole district, not the beach areas, and they say nothing about property prices.
What to check before buying in Nosara. The refuge boundary and the Maritime Zone both matter. The first 50 metres from the high-tide line is public, the next 150 metres is concession land that a foreigner with under five years' residency cannot hold, and parcels near a protected area may carry further restrictions. Get the Registro Nacional record and the cadastral plan for the exact parcel and have a Costa Rican attorney reconcile the two. Ask about road access in the wet season and the water supply for any lot; a lot without a water letter cannot get a building permit.
Nosara suits a buyer with a substantial budget who wants a surf and yoga town inside a wildlife refuge, with a visible long-term rental market, and does not need an airport within an hour. Buyers seeking a condo or a shorter drive from LIR can compare Sámara, Flamingo and Potrero.
Contact us through any listing to arrange viewings in Guiones, Pelada and Playa Nosara.
Prices at a glance
Live asking prices for this page's area, as of November 10, 2026. The header median pools all property types; each row below covers one type.
| Type | Listings | Priced | Middle half (P25 to P75) | Median asking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | 185 | 171 | $709,000 to $1,999,000 | $1,200,000 |
| Condo / apartment | 33 | 32 | $399,000 to $573,000 | $548,000 |
| Land | 187 | 181 | $290,000 to $899,000 | $445,000 |
| Commercial | 20 | 20 | $574,750 to $2,350,000 | $1,375,000 |
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House
Median $1,200,000
Middle half $709,000 to $1,999,000
185 listings, 171 priced
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Condo / apartment
Median $548,000
Middle half $399,000 to $573,000
33 listings, 32 priced
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Land
Median $445,000
Middle half $290,000 to $899,000
187 listings, 181 priced
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Commercial
Median $1,375,000
Middle half $574,750 to $2,350,000
20 listings, 20 priced
House median per built m²: $4,103 across 59 priced houses with a recorded built area.
Long-term rent, median monthly asking: house $4,200 (166 priced); condo / apartment $1,610 (38 priced).
Asking prices on Costa Rica Realtor, not closed sales. Medians and percentiles are withheld below 10 priced listings. As of November 10, 2026.
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- Maritime Zone property guide
Homes for sale in Nosara, Guanacaste now
Playa Pelada, Nosara. · VanTucky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 2005.
By property type
Land
$445,000
(181)House
$1,200,000
(171)Apartment
$548,000
(32)Commercial
$1,375,000
(20)Other
$1,375,000
(17)
Lots / Land: 187Houses: 185Apartments / Condos: 33Commercial: 20Other: 17
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Nosara homes for sale: area guide
Nosara is a district of Nicoya canton in Guanacaste, on the Pacific coast of the Nicoya Peninsula. Its coastline includes Playa Guiones, Playa Pelada and Playa Nosara, all listed by SINAC as beaches within the Ostional National Wildlife Refuge. Ostional beach itself lies in a different district, so this guide stays within official Nosara boundaries. Services covered here include a bilingual school, a public library, a private clinic at Guiones and a SANSA-served airstrip. Our house price figures use listings whose district field matches Nosara, and population data comes from INEC estimates and projections for the same district.
See listings Compare areasPlaces and sectors
Nosara is an official district, code 50206, of Nicoya canton in Guanacaste. According to SINAC its beaches Guiones, Pelada and Playa Nosara fall inside the Ostional National Wildlife Refuge, while Ostional beach itself belongs to Cuajiniquil district in Santa Cruz and is not covered here. Population and house price data on this page both use the official district.
Guiones
Beach and local area name. SINAC confirms the beach lies in Nosara district within the Ostional refuge. No exact neighbourhood boundary is defined.
Place sourcePelada
Beach and local area name. SINAC lists Pelada as a Nosara-district refuge beach with rocky formations. No exact neighbourhood boundary is defined.
Place sourcePlaya Nosara
Distinct named refuge beach within the district, separate from Guiones and Pelada. Used here as a place name, not a bounded neighbourhood.
Place sourceServices and places
Each card below links to the government or operator source checked on 18 September 2026. Operator descriptions are reported as their own claims, not as endorsements. Confirm hours, enrolment and services directly before relying on them.
Beach
Playa Guiones
SINAC lists Guiones among the beaches inside the Ostional National Wildlife Refuge and places it in Nosara district. The beach itself lies inside the protected area.
Operator informationBeach
Playa Pelada
SINAC identifies Pelada as a Nosara-district refuge beach with rocky formations. The photograph on this page was taken here in 2005.
Operator informationBeach
Playa Nosara
A separate named beach that SINAC includes within the Ostional refuge and Nosara district, distinct from Guiones and Pelada along the same coast.
Operator informationSchool
Del Mar Academy
The operator describes Spanish-English bilingual education from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 with Montessori and IB programmes. Check enrolment, fees and schedules directly with the school.
Operator informationPublic library
Biblioteca Pública de Nosara David Kitson
The Culture Ministry directory locates this public library in Nosara, Nicoya, and lists use of the space as free of charge.
Operator informationPrivate clinic
Centro Médico Guiones
The operator lists a clinic at Playa Guiones offering general medical consultations. It is a private clinic, not a hospital. Confirm services and hours directly.
Operator informationTransport
Nosara airport (NOB)
SANSA lists Nosara, code NOB, among its destinations. Schedules, route availability and fares were not verified, so check with the airline before planning travel.
Operator informationSource checked on 2026-09-18
Practical matters
Protected coast
The Ostional National Wildlife Refuge takes in Nosara, Guiones and Pelada beaches, so coastal land in the district sits next to a protected area. Ostional beach itself belongs to Cuajiniquil district in Santa Cruz, outside Nosara. For a specific property, ask how the refuge boundary relates to the lot and where the nearest public beach access is.
SINACGetting there
SANSA maintains a destination page for Nosara airport. Current schedules and fares were not checked for this guide, so confirm them with the airline. Road conditions were not assessed; ask how access to the property holds up in the rainy months.
SANSAInternet
SUTEL's fixed broadband map shows operator-reported coverage by administrative area and technology, and the regulator separately publishes mobile coverage and quality evaluations. Published speeds are commercial offers, not measured performance. No local speed or fibre figure was verified, so check the exact address with providers.
SUTELClimate and water
The IMN describes the Pacific side of the country as having marked dry and rainy periods, unlike the Caribbean regime. This guide gives no temperature or rainfall figures for Nosara, and none of our sources measures local water, road or power reliability. For any property, ask who supplies water, whether the connection exists and how supply behaves late in the dry season.
IMNAsking prices
Of 262 house sale records for Nosara district captured on 18 September 2026, 123 had no price or fell below the USD 25,000 floor, leaving 139 priced records from 9 advertising sources. The median asking price was USD 1,195,000, and the middle half ran from USD 749,000 to USD 1,800,000. By band, 81 records were above USD 1,000,000, 38 between USD 500,000 and 1,000,000, 13 between USD 250,000 and 500,000, and 7 between USD 25,000 and 250,000. These are asking prices, not sale prices, and the same house may appear under more than one advertiser.
Priced records in sample139
Median asking price$1,195,000
Middle half (25th to 75th percentile)$749,000–$1,800,000
| Asking price (USD) | Listings |
|---|---|
| $25,000–$250,000 | 7 |
| >$250,000–$500,000 | 13 |
| >$500,000–$1,000,000 | 38 |
| >$1,000,000 | 81 |
Snapshot date . Excluded: no price or below USD 25,000 123; Exact repeat URLs removed 0.
House asking prices come from sale listings recorded on the snapshot date. Exact repeat URLs are removed, but the same property advertised by different agencies may still appear more than once. Records with no price or below USD 25,000 are excluded. A median appears only when at least 12 priced records remain, unweighted. The middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. These are asking prices, not transaction prices, and availability is not verified.
CostaRicaRealtor has not verified a series of transaction prices for Nosara houses over the past ten years, so this page does not show one. The asking price figures are a single dated sample and should not be read as a trend or as a measure of appreciation.
Population
INEC estimates the resident population of Nosara district at 6,930 in 2016 and 7,822 in 2022. Its projection for 2026 is 8,437, a 21.7% change over ten years that joins an estimated starting point to a projected end point. For 2026 INEC projects 17.7% of district residents aged 0 to 14, 67.6% aged 15 to 64 and 14.7% aged 65 or older. These figures describe the whole district, not the town or any beach area on its own.
Nosara · Nicoya · Guanacaste · District code 50206
| Year | people | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6,930 | Estimate |
| 2017 | 7,093 | Estimate |
| 2018 | 7,254 | Estimate |
| 2019 | 7,405 | Estimate |
| 2020 | 7,545 | Estimate |
| 2021 | 7,681 | Estimate |
| 2022 | 7,822 | Estimate |
| 2023 | 7,974 | Projection |
| 2024 | 8,128 | Projection |
| 2025 | 8,282 | Projection |
| 2026 | 8,437 | Projection |
| 2027 | 8,595 | Projection |
| 2028 | 8,753 | Projection |
| 2029 | 8,910 | Projection |
| 2030 | 9,066 | Projection |
| 2031 | 9,219 | Projection |
| 2032 | 9,371 | Projection |
| 2033 | 9,522 | Projection |
| 2034 | 9,674 | Projection |
| 2035 | 9,827 | Projection |
Age profile
INEC 2026 projection for the whole district.
| Age band | people | % |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 | 1,495 | 17.7 |
| 15-64 | 5,704 | 67.6 |
| 65+ | 1,238 | 14.7 |
INEC projects the Nosara district resident population to grow a further 16.5% between 2026 and 2035, from 8,437 to 9,827. Both ends of that range are projections, not counts. Population projections describe residents only and say nothing about property prices.
Developments and communities
Named developments appear here only when they are linked to current listings in the district. Guiones, Pelada and Playa Nosara are beach names that locals also use as area labels; no exact neighbourhood boundaries have been established for them.
No named development is linked to the current listings in this area.
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For international buyers
How much does a house cost in Nosara?
The live Prices at a glance table on this page shows the current house median, middle half of asking prices and priced listing count. The all-property median in the header includes other types too.
Can a foreigner buy property in Nosara?
Yes. Foreign buyers have the same ownership rights as Costa Rican citizens over titled (fee-simple) property, with no residency requirement. The exception is beachfront inside the Maritime Zone, which is concession land that a foreigner with under five years' residency cannot be granted.
How far is Nosara from the airport?
Liberia (LIR) to Playa Guiones is about 100 km, 2 to 2.5 hours by road.
Is Nosara a good place to buy a rental property?
Long-term asking rents, where the priced sample is large enough, appear beneath Prices at a glance. They are not evidence of holiday-rental occupancy or net income; ask a local manager for those figures.
Should I buy a lot and build in Nosara?
Lots are an important option in Nosara. Compare the live Land and House rows before choosing a route, then confirm the water letter, access, build costs and title with your attorney.
What taxes will I pay owning property in Nosara?
A one-time 1.5% transfer tax at purchase, then an annual property tax of 0.25% of registered value. Homes whose construction value exceeds the yearly luxury-home threshold (₡143 million for 2026, about $270,000) also pay the annual Solidarity tax on a sliding scale.
General information, not legal advice. Costa Rican property law and tax thresholds change — confirm specifics with a licensed Costa Rican attorney before buying.