Market Report · Arenal & Zona Norte
Arenal · La Fortuna · Monteverde
Entry-levelmedian asking $350,000Data as of September 8, 2026
Key Findings
Median asking price
$350,000
Average asking price $637,458 — 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
885
Unique, de-duplicated across 17 sources, inside the price guard.
Median $/m²
$1,727
based on 428 with published area
Middle 50% asks between
$165,000 – $725,000
<$250k37.5%
$250k–$1M46%
>$1M16.5%
Inventory
By Property Type
| Type | Properties | Median | Median $/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | 421 | $390,000 | $1,725 based on 319 with published area |
| Lots & land | 275 | $175,000 | $1,804 based on 26 with published area |
| Farms & fincas | 79 | $407,050 | $2,156 based on 20 with published area |
| Commercial | 43 | $844,903 | $1,520 based on 18 with published area |
| Hotels | 24 | $1,037,500 | $1,662 based on 12 with published area |
| Condos | 9 | $422,420 | $1,570 based on 8 with published area |
| Apartments | 6 | $267,730 | $1,430 based on 6 with published area |
Houses421
- Median
- $390,000
- Median $/m²
- $1,725based on 319 with published area
Lots & land275
- Median
- $175,000
- Median $/m²
- $1,804based on 26 with published area
Farms & fincas79
- Median
- $407,050
- Median $/m²
- $2,156based on 20 with published area
Commercial43
- Median
- $844,903
- Median $/m²
- $1,520based on 18 with published area
Hotels24
- Median
- $1,037,500
- Median $/m²
- $1,662based on 12 with published area
Condos9
- Median
- $422,420
- Median $/m²
- $1,570based on 8 with published area
Apartments6
- Median
- $267,730
- Median $/m²
- $1,430based on 6 with published area
Bedrooms
Median Price by Bedrooms
- 1 bedroom$199,500
- 2 bedrooms$295,000
- 3 bedrooms$359,000
- 4 bedrooms$500,000
- 5 bedrooms$622,000
- 6 bedrooms$750,000
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 (72/90d) 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
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- 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
- 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.