Costa Rica price index
The national median asking price is $319,202 ($1,522 per m²). Median asking prices for all seven provinces, from 77,899 for-sale and 19,000 rental listings across the country.
Median sale asking price
$319,202
Median price / m²
$1,522
Median rental asking price
$1,600
Typical range
$180,000–$626,500
Special brief: homes up to $250,000 in three cantons →
Cite this:
The median asking price of observed properties in Costa Rica is $319,201 and the median price per square meter is $1,521 (Costa Rica Realtor price index; 74,963 sale prices and 43,790 built-area prices per m²).
Prices by province
| Province | For sale | For rent | Median price | Median rent | Median $/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 28,002 | 11,994 | $304,000n=26,857 | $1,650n=11,349 | $1,502n=19,709 |
| Alajuela | 11,334 | 1,594 | $240,000n=10,848 | $1,500n=1,415 | $1,288n=5,199 |
| Heredia | 9,729 | 2,689 | $290,000n=9,296 | $1,400n=2,491 | $1,350n=6,411 |
| Guanacaste | 10,745 | 775 | $450,000n=10,456 | $2,100n=718 | $2,588n=4,160 |
| Puntarenas | 11,012 | 385 | $420,000n=10,721 | $1,300n=317 | $2,324n=4,371 |
| Cartago | 4,256 | 511 | $228,945n=4,075 | $1,486n=465 | $1,222n=2,437 |
| Limón | 1,244 | 145 | $249,000n=1,209 | $1,570n=124 | $1,438n=503 |
What is listed, by province
San José
39,996 listings
Houses: 16,295Apartments / Condos: 12,322Lots / Land: 5,379Commercial: 5,275Other: 722Condo: 3
Alajuela
12,928 listings
Houses: 5,745Lots / Land: 4,781Apartments / Condos: 1,028Commercial: 965Other: 409
Heredia
12,418 listings
Houses: 6,173Lots / Land: 2,512Apartments / Condos: 2,207Commercial: 1,354Other: 172
Guanacaste
11,520 listings
Houses: 4,578Lots / Land: 4,299Apartments / Condos: 1,334Other: 706Commercial: 535Condo: 53Farm: 15
Puntarenas
11,397 listings
Houses: 4,649Lots / Land: 3,974Apartments / Condos: 1,378Other: 760Commercial: 606Condo: 30
Cartago
4,767 listings
Houses: 2,304Lots / Land: 1,469Commercial: 533Apartments / Condos: 331Other: 130
Limón
1,389 listings
Lots / Land: 598Houses: 506Commercial: 120Apartments / Condos: 102Other: 63
Want the canton-level detail?
The market report breaks every canton down by median price and price per m².
Open the canton market reportMedians from current asking prices on costaricarealtor.com. Asking prices, not closed sales. Free to cite with a link back.