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Santa Marta rental market report, October 2026
Data as of October 17, 2026, from live listings on Colombian portals and agencies, deduplicated. Free to reuse citing «Aptologia, aptologia.com» (CC BY 4.0).
Key figures
- The median rent for an apartment in Santa Marta is COP 2,960,000 a month, across 818 live listings on October 17, 2026.
- Among published listings, it ranks 7 of 35 Colombian cities by price.
- By size: one bedroom COP 2,500,000, two bedrooms COP 3,500,000, three or more COP 4,350,000.
- By estrato, from COP 2,380,000 (estrato 4) to COP 3,830,000 (estrato 6).
- Apartments for sale cost a median of COP 8,850,000 per m².
- Buying to rent out yields about 5.8% gross a year (about 17 years of rent to pay the price).
- 8.9% of listings are posted directly by owners, at a median of COP 3,000,000 vs COP 3,200,000 through agencies.
- Cheapest neighborhoods: Gaira (COP 2,000,000), Centro (COP 2,100,000), Rodadero (COP 2,430,000); priciest: Bello Horizonte (COP 4,500,000), Bellavista (COP 4,500,000), Playa Salguero (COP 3,500,000).
FAQ
How is the rental market in Santa Marta in October 2026?
The median rent for an apartment in Santa Marta is COP 2,960,000 a month, across 818 live listings on October 17, 2026. Among published listings, it ranks 7 of 35 Colombian cities by price. By size: one bedroom COP 2,500,000, two bedrooms COP 3,500,000, three or more COP 4,350,000. By estrato, from COP 2,380,000 (estrato 4) to COP 3,830,000 (estrato 6).
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