The short answer: in Medellín, the median asking price for apartments is about US$2,557 (COP 7,928,932) per square meter built, as of 16 Sep 2026, with most of the active inventory between US$1,935 and US$3,300. Built area and land are measured on different bases and differ by roughly an order of magnitude, so the table below keeps them apart rather than averaging them into a number that describes nothing.
Median price per m² in Medellín
estimate An estimate from comparable properties and assumptions. Not a promise.
| Type | Measured on | Median and typical range per m² | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartments | m² built | US$2,557 COP 7,928,932 Most US$1,935 – US$3,300 US$237.59 per sq ft | US$237.59 |
| Homes | m² built | US$1,584 COP 4,910,714 Most US$1,232 – US$2,103 US$147.15 per sq ft | US$147.15 |
| Country homes | m² built | US$2,366 COP 7,334,711 Most US$1,649 – US$3,473 US$219.78 per sq ft | US$219.78 |
| Land | m² of lot | No publishable figure | |
| Fincas | m² of lot | No publishable figure | |
The median is the middle of the market; the range is where most of the active inventory sits. A property outside the range is not mispriced for being outside it, but it does deserve an explanation.
Figures as of 16 Sep 2026. These are ASKING prices from currently active listings, not deed (escritura) values, and not an appraisal.
USD is approximate, converted at the official TRM of COP 3,100.45 on 16 Sep 2026. COP is the source of truth.
A type with no figure has too little active inventory in Medellín, or inventory too unlike itself, to publish a median we would stand behind. We would rather publish nothing than a number that describes no actual property.
How we knowFigures as of September 16, 2026. Prices: active listings we verified ourselves; USD rate: TRM 3,100.45 COP per US$1, valid September 16, 2026 (Banco de la República, via datos.gov.co).
How to read this
A median is the middle of the market: half the active listings ask more, half ask less. It survives outliers where an average does not, which matters in Medellín, where one tower or one estate can be several times the price of everything around it. Two things move a per-m² figure more than anything else here: the stratum and the age of the building for apartments, and access and topography for land. Before you conclude a price is high, check which of those the property has, and whether the seller is quoting built area, lot area, or the two added together.
What this is not
This is not an appraisal. A formal avalúo is a professional service with legal standing, performed on one specific property by someone who visits it. It is also not a record of what properties sold for: Colombian sale prices are recorded in the escritura and are not public, so every figure here is what sellers are currently ASKING.
Price per m² nearby
Same table, other municipalities: Envigado, Sabaneta, El Peñol, El Retiro, Marinilla and Rionegro. The full table across every municipality we cover puts them side by side. Our marketplace publishes its own price index for Medellín over a wider set of listings.
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