Properties $750,000 – $1,000,000
Between $750,000 and $1,000,000 is the Gold Coast’s villa tier — where full-scale private homes with pools, ocean views and real grounds become the standard, and where luxury stops being a splurge and starts being a place to actually live. The range runs from established homes near the beach to substantial residences just shy of seven figures.
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Villa Salome at Tamarindo Park Villa Salome, Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica
$899,000
Casa Riviere Surfside, Potrero, Costa Rica
$850,000
Casa Chocoya Playa Potrero, Costa Rica
$980,000
Casa Brisas del Mar Casa Brisas del Mar , Tamarindo, Costa Rica
$975,000
Casa Oasis Mar Vista, Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica
$899,000
Villa Palmera Playa Potrero, Costa Rica
$795,000
Casa Marina Surfside, Playa Potrero, Costa Rica
$849,000
Villa Nirvana Playa Grande, Costa Rica
$995,000
Casa Nalú Playa Grande, Costa Rica
$775,000
Casa Colina Casa Colina at Las Ventanas, Playa Grande, Costa Rica
$945,000
Casa Amanita Playa Grande, Costa Rica
$949,000
Numandi Playa Avellanas, Costa Rica
$841,000
NUMANDI HOMESITE 41 NUMANDI HOMESITE 41 - Playa Avellanas, Costa Rica
$850,000
Casa Ma Vie La Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica
$795,000
C5 Enclave Playa Avellanas, Costa Rica
$789,000
Flamingo Cove 3 Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica
$825,000
24 Plaza Carlota Las Catalinas, Costa Rica
$795,000
Casa de Estrellas Pacific Heights, Playa Potrero, Costa Rica
$974,900
Vista Miramar Estate Lot Pacific Heights, Playa Potrero, Costa Rica
$795,000
Tamarindo 360, Unit 102 Tamarindo 360 Unit 102, Tamarindo, Costa Rica
$995,000
Casa Bella Vista Rancho Villarreal, Villarreal, Costa Rica
$799,900
Bougainvillea 8101 Reserva Conchal, Playa Conchal, Costa Rica
$999,000
Villa Los Monos Matapalo, Costa Rica
$999,500
Twin Dolphins 1A Playa Potrero, Costa Rica
$750,000
What $750,000–$1,000,000 buys on the Gold Coast
This is the tier where luxury becomes livable. At this level the norm is a full private villa — multiple bedrooms, a pool, ocean or hillside views, and grounds of your own — the kind of home you settle into rather than visit. Toward the entry of the range you’ll find established homes in the coast’s best-known towns; toward the top, larger residences and architect-built villas approaching the seven-figure line. It’s serious property without crossing into trophy territory.
Location
Where the inventory is
The homes in this band concentrate in the Gold Coast’s established communities — Tamarindo and Playa Potrero lead, with Playa Grande, Playas del Coco and the gated community of Hacienda Pinilla also represented. Potrero and Tamarindo carry the bulk of the private villas; Playa Flamingo at this level leans toward premium condos and ocean-view lots rather than houses. A portion of the band sits inland toward Lake Arenal for buyers drawn to the mountains and the lake — a different setting worth confirming before you fall for a price.
Villa, estate lot, or premium condo at this level
At $750k–$1M the default is a full private home, but the tier still offers choices. A villa here means space, a pool, views and grounds you own outright — a home to live in year-round. An estate lot lets you secure an ocean view in a sought-after community and build to your own spec. A premium condo, found mainly in Flamingo, trades grounds for lock-and-leave ease with resort-level amenities. The budget buys genuine luxury either way; what differs is how much land and how much building you want.
Weighing a finished villa against building your own at this budget? Browse the current listings above, or talk to an agent about what a private home, an estate lot and a premium condo actually cost to own here — and which communities suit how you plan to use the place.
