Golf Communities vs Rest of Cabo: Home Appreciation | MLS Data
Karla & Erick | Cabo Realty | Century 21 Paradise Properties
Do homes inside Los Cabos golf communities really appreciate faster? Yes, and the MLS shows by how much. We compared every closed sale from 2019 to 2025 inside nine golf communities with every closed sale in the rest of Cabo San Lucas, San José del Cabo and the Tourist Corridor. From 2019–2020 to 2024–2025, the median house in a golf community rose 174%, while the median house in the rest of Cabo rose 89%. Golf community condos rose 84%, against 53% for condos elsewhere. Here is what that means for buyers from California, Texas and Arizona deciding where to buy.
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| +174% Golf community houses, median sold price, 2019–20 vs 2024–25 |
+89% Houses in the rest of Cabo, same period |
| +84% Golf community condos |
+53% Condos in the rest of Cabo |
In dollars the gap is even bigger. The median golf community house went from $1.2 million to $3.29 million, a gain of about $2.1 million. The median house in the rest of Cabo went from $225,000 to $426,000, a gain of about $200,000.
Change in median sold price, 2019–2020 vs 2024–2025:
Median sold price of all closed sales, golf communities vs. the rest of Cabo San Lucas, San José del Cabo and the Corridor:
| Median sold price | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf communities, houses | $1.41M | $1.15M | $2.02M | $2.30M | $2.50M | $3.20M | $3.30M |
| Rest of Cabo, houses | $210K | $259K | $340K | $324K | $383K | $438K | $399K |
| Golf communities, condos | $425K | $445K | $540K | $600K | $753K | $775K | $810K |
| Rest of Cabo, condos | $235K | $220K | $225K | $257K | $349K | $349K | $365K |
Three things stand out:
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No. Rising 89% in about five years is a strong result in any market, and the rest of Cabo has much lower entry prices: the median house sold for under $430,000 in 2024–2025. It is a different market, mostly local families, long-term rentals and first second homes. If your budget is under $500,000, or you want a rental near town, it can make sense. If you want the highest long-term appreciation and the lifestyle of golf, beach clubs and security, golf communities have outperformed.
Today prices in both markets have calmed down, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. See how much buyers are paying below list price in each golf community, and the latest numbers in our Los Cabos market report.
Palmilla · Querencia · Quivira · Diamante · Pedregal · Cabo del Sol · Cabo Real · Club Campestre · Puerto Los Cabos
Based on MLS closed sales, yes. From 2019–2020 to 2024–2025, the median golf community house rose 174% and the median condo 84%, compared with 89% and 53% in the rest of Cabo. In 2025 golf community house prices still rose about 3% while the rest of Cabo fell about 9%.
Over the last five years, yes: home prices rose strongly both inside and outside golf communities. Prices have leveled off since 2024, so today it works best as a long-term investment, especially in gated golf communities with limited land.
It depends on your budget and lifestyle. For golf, security and ocean views, buyers choose Diamante, Quivira, Pedregal and Cabo del Sol near Cabo San Lucas, or Palmilla, Querencia, Club Campestre and Puerto Los Cabos near San José del Cabo.
In 2025, the median house sold outside these nine golf communities in Cabo San Lucas, San José del Cabo and the Corridor closed at $399,000, and the median condo at $365,000.
Limited oceanfront land, private golf and beach clubs, 24/7 security and luxury hotel brands. The median golf community house sold for $3.3 million in 2025, about eight times the median in the rest of Cabo.
Not sure if a golf community is right for you?
We help buyers from California, Texas and Arizona compare communities with real MLS data in Palmilla, Querencia, Cabo del Sol, Cabo Real, Pedregal, Quivira, Diamante, Club Campestre and Puerto Los Cabos.
How we calculated this: Closed sales of houses and condos in the Los Cabos MLS (Flexmls) with a closing date between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2025. “Golf communities” means 1,762 sales in Palmilla, Querencia, Quivira, Pedregal, Club Campestre, Puerto Los Cabos, Diamante, Cabo del Sol and Cabo Real. “The rest of Cabo” means every other closed sale in the MLS zones of Cabo San Lucas, San José del Cabo, the Cabo Corridor and the San José Corridor (5,750 sales); the Pacific side, the East Cape, La Paz and Loreto are not included. Both groups are measured the same way: the median sold price of all closed sales, including new construction. Two-year periods (2019–2020 and 2024–2025) are combined to reduce year-to-year swings. Changes are in U.S. dollars and not adjusted for inflation. The mix of homes sold changes every year, so these figures show market trends, not the value of any one property.
Sources: Los Cabos MLS (Flexmls), closed residential sales 2019–2025; our own analysis.
Disclaimer: This article is general market information, not an appraisal, investment advice or a guarantee of future appreciation. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Karla & Erick are MLS members with Century 21 Paradise Properties. Information verified November 2026.
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