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Cap Cana price overview as of July 2026
By the numbers, Cap Cana is the highest-priced market within the Punta Cana hub. As of July 2026, analyzed market listings show around 2,645 properties for sale, with a median price of US$815,000 and a median cost per square meter of US$3,250 — the highest among the east-coast destinations covered by our price guides.
The price band where much of the supply concentrates runs from US$470,000 to US$1.1M. It is a wide range, consistent with an inventory the listings themselves show to be diverse: apartments in zones such as Juanillo coexist with seven-figure villas and marina units.
- Properties for sale: around 2,645 active listings.
- Median price: US$815,000.
- Cost per square meter: US$3,250 (median).
- Frequent price band: US$470,000 – US$1.1M.
- Reference gross annual yield: 3.1%.
As in all our guides, the figures come from market listings analyzed as of July 2026 and describe what the published supply shows, without projections or outside estimates.
Prices by zone: ranking by square meter
Prices inside Cap Cana are far from uniform. The ranking by median price per square meter, built from the analyzed listings, orders the internal zones as follows:
| Zone | Median price | US$ per m² | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marina | US$993,874 | US$4,221 | 89 |
| Juanillo | US$471,597 | US$3,963 | 36 |
| Cap Cana (general) | US$1,266,384 | US$3,414 | 537 |
| Las Iguanas | US$763,956 | US$3,322 | 158 |
| Green Village | US$713,357 | US$3,308 | 39 |
| El Caletón | US$1,334,085 | US$2,785 | 82 |
The Marina leads in value per square meter (US$4,221) with a median close to one million dollars. Juanillo is an interesting case: its price per square meter is the second highest (US$3,963), yet its US$471,597 median is the lowest in the table, pointing to more compact units. At the other end, El Caletón has the highest median (US$1,334,085) with the lowest square-meter price in the group (US$2,785), a sign of large properties. Listings tagged as general Cap Cana, 537 records, post a median of US$1,266,384.
The product-type breakdown within the hub confirms that duality. In the apartment segment, Cap Cana shows a median of US$374,745 (US$3,259 per m², 873 listings); in the villa segment, the median climbs to US$2,490,867 (US$2,982 per m², 392 listings), per the same listings analyzed as of July 2026. In other words: the apartment is the entry route into the destination, while villas concentrate the seven-figure prices that pull the overall median upward.
Cap Cana rental market
Rents in Cap Cana also sit at the top of the hub. As of July 2026, the analyzed listings show around 246 rental properties, with a median of US$2,100 per month and a median cost of US$18 per square meter. The frequent price band runs from US$1,500 to US$2,500 per month.
- Rental options: around 246 listings.
- Median monthly rent: US$2,100.
- Cost per square meter: US$18 (median).
- Frequent band: US$1,500 – US$2,500 per month.
Rental supply is much thinner than sales supply (246 versus 2,645 listings), something a buyer-investor should keep in mind when gauging how easily a unit can be placed in long-term rental at these reference prices.
As a cross-check, in the Punta Cana hub's rental ranking the Cap Cana zone appears with a median of US$2,167 per month (US$17.44 per m², 133 listings), a figure consistent with the US$2,100 median shown by the zone's own listings as of July 2026.
Reference yield
According to the analyzed listings, Cap Cana's reference gross annual yield is 3.1% as of July 2026. That is the expected reading in a market where purchase prices are high relative to published rents: the number describes a destination whose appeal, per the data itself, lies more in the value of the asset than in long-term rental cash flow.
Quick reference: a median purchase price of US$815,000 against a median monthly rent of US$2,100. That relationship is what the analyzed listings summarize as a 3.1% gross annual yield.
Remember it is a gross figure, before maintenance, fees, management and taxes, and it varies by internal zone and property type.
Before buying in this segment it pays to size up the recurring tax burden; the guide to real estate taxes in the Dominican Republic explains which taxes apply to properties at this price level.
Cap Cana vs the Punta Cana hub
Comparing against the hub as a whole puts Cap Cana's positioning in perspective. As of July 2026, the Punta Cana hub shows a median price of US$290,000 and US$1,900 per square meter, versus US$815,000 and US$3,250 in Cap Cana: the median is nearly three times higher and the square meter tops the hub's by a wide margin, according to the analyzed listings.
On the rental side the gap is smaller: a US$2,100 monthly median in Cap Cana versus US$1,600 in the hub. That asymmetry — much higher purchase prices with only moderately higher rents — is exactly what explains the destination's lower gross yield. You can see the full hub detail in the Punta Cana price guide.
How to use this data
In a market with as much price dispersion as Cap Cana, the median is more useful than the average, and price per square meter is the right yardstick for comparing internal zones: a high median can reflect large units, as El Caletón shows, and not necessarily more expensive ground. Also be careful with small-sample zones such as Juanillo (36 listings) or Green Village (39).
If you are buying from abroad, the guide for foreigners buying in the Dominican Republic summarizes the legal process. And the best way to validate these ranges is against live supply: browse the available properties in Cap Cana and compare by zone and size.
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