Luxury property prices in the Riviera Maya — open data (September 2026)
The typical price per square meter in the Riviera Maya luxury segment —the median, the midpoint value— is $99,994 MXN/m² (≈ $5,896 USD/m², Banxico FIX 20 Aug 2026) as of September 21, 2026, computed over 1,979 available units across 66 developments in the Nautilus inventory —including unique oceanfront homes and villas—. By sublocation, robust medians range from $65,895 MXN/m² in Blvd. Colosio (Cancún) to $141,324 MXN/m² in Bahía Tankah (Tulum). The full aggregated dataset is downloadable as a CSV under a CC-BY 4.0 license.
- Most expensive sublocation: Bahía Tankah, Tulum — $141,324 MXN/m² (≈ $8,334 USD, Banxico FIX 20 Aug 2026), driven by oceanfront villas.
- Most accessible sublocation: Blvd. Colosio, Cancún — $65,895 MXN/m² (≈ $3,886 USD, Banxico FIX 20 Aug 2026).
- Median by city: Playa del Carmen $100,712 · Cancún $99,803 · Tulum (beach) $126,225 · Puerto Aventuras $77,809 MXN/m².
How much does a square meter cost by city and zone in the Riviera Maya?
Median price per m² in Mexican pesos, grouped by city and by sublocation, computed over the available units we track (minimum 8 per sublocation) and including unique homes and villas. USD conversion at the Banxico FIX rate of 16.9583 of 20 Aug 2026. Within each city, sorted from highest to lowest.
| City / Sublocation | Units (n) | Median $/m² (MXN) | USD equivalent (Banxico FIX 20 Aug 2026) | Range (MXN/m²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún | ||||
| Zona Hotelera | 624 | $127,187 | ≈ $7,500 | $123,793 – $141,386 |
| Puerto Cancún | 174 | $96,885 | ≈ $5,713 | $76,945 – $110,754 |
| Costa Mujeres | 65 | $85,423 | ≈ $5,037 | $73,011 – $150,730 |
| Blvd. Colosio | 566 | $65,895 | ≈ $3,886 | $59,335 – $89,700 |
| Median Cancún | 1,429 | $99,803 | ≈ $5,885 | — |
| Playa del Carmen | ||||
| Centro | 214 | $116,550 | ≈ $6,873 | $98,469 – $123,661 |
| Playacar | 159 | $100,546 | ≈ $5,929 | $83,444 – $113,894 |
| Corasol | 89 | $86,386 | ≈ $5,094 | $77,021 – $91,146 |
| Median Playa del Carmen | 462 | $100,712 | ≈ $5,939 | — |
| Tulum | ||||
| Bahía Tankah | 22 | $141,324 | ≈ $8,334 | $120,151 – $182,846 |
| Bahía Solimán | 16 | $118,222 | ≈ $6,971 | $112,137 – $127,789 |
| Median Tulum | 38 | $126,225 | ≈ $7,443 | — |
| Puerto Aventuras | ||||
| Puerto Aventuras | 50 | $77,809 | ≈ $4,588 | $68,698 – $82,214 |
| Riviera Maya · overall median | 1,979 | $99,994 | ≈ $5,896 | — |
n = available units with a computable $/m² in that sublocation; the "Median [City]" rows summarize each city. The "range" is the interquartile range (p25–p75): where the middle 50% of units fall. Rows marked "· N development(s)" reflect one or two properties and include unique oceanfront homes and villas. Land lots are excluded. The full aggregated dataset is in the downloadable CSV.
How much of the inventory is already taken?
Of the units we track in each sublocation, the share already listed as unavailable —sold, on deposit, reserved or blocked— in the developer's latest list. Cut-off 28 July 2026, over 2,683 units with a known status.
| City / Sublocation | Tracked (n) | Taken | % taken | Developments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún | ||||
| Zona Hotelera | 728 | 101 | 14% | 5 |
| Blvd. Colosio | 678 | 84 | 12% | 4 |
| Puerto Cancún | 280 | 104 | 37% | 10 |
| Costa Mujeres | 203 | 140 | 69% | 5 |
| Playa del Carmen | ||||
| Centro | 238 | 63 | 26% | 5 |
| Playacar | 230 | 66 | 29% | 12 |
| Corasol | 174 | 73 | 42% | 7 |
| Tulum | ||||
| Bahía Tankah | 25 | 9 | 36% | 5 |
| Bahía Solimán | 20 | 4 | 20% | 4 |
| Puerto Aventuras | ||||
| Marina | 107 | 45 | 42% | 6 |
| Total (sublocations shown) | 2,683 | 689 | 26% | — |
This is a cumulative figure, not a rate. The inventory records no sale date, so it does not say how much sold in a period: it says how much of everything we have tracked has left the market. The status is whatever the developer's list declared on its date. “Taken” groups sold, on deposit, reserved and blocked because the lists do not separate those consistently. These are not closing prices: we have no access to deeds. The base differs from the table above, because here we also count units that are no longer available. We omit sublocations with fewer than 20 units or fewer than 3 developments: below that, the figure would identify a single developer.
Where does this data come from?
Download the full dataset
CSV and JSON with median $/m² by city and sublocation (aggregated, computed over 1,979 available units): city, sublocation, n, median MXN, median USD, the p25–p75 interquartile range and the number of developments. Use it in your analysis, blog or report. The inventory-taken cut is separate, in taken by sublocation (CSV, cut-off 28 Jul 2026). And if branded residences are your focus: the Nautilus Report · Riviera Maya Branded Premium measures what the brand really costs (+23% within the same area).
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