Housing market · September 2026
Santa Cruz housing market
What it costs to buy and rent in Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, computed from 16 continuously monitored listings.
TuLugar Price Index
$475/m²
Price per m² (sale)
2-bedroom apartment
$21,083
Monitored listings
16
Where it sits within Rio de Janeiro
Santa Cruz in context: price per m² neighborhood by neighborhood across Rio de Janeiro. This page's neighborhood is outlined in dark.
Median $/m² for apartments for sale. Gray = insufficient sample.
Neighborhoods
Apartment prices: median sale, $/m² and rent. “Listings” counts the whole inventory.
| # | City / Neighborhood | Listings | Apt. sale | $/m² | MoM | YoY | Apt. rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 134 | $350K | $2,556 | — | — | $2,332 | |
| 2 | 115 | $30K | $637 | — | — | — | |
| 3 | 113 | $154K | $1,429 | — | — | $738 | |
| 4 | 73 | $66K | $1,310 | — | — | — | |
| 5 | 62 | $147K | $1,212 | — | — | — | |
| 6 | 60 | $47K | $831 | — | — | — | |
| 7 | 60 | $122K | $1,200 | — | — | $1,166 | |
| 8 | 38 | $135K | $1,832 | — | — | $680 | |
| 9 | 34 | $96K | $860 | — | — | — | |
| 10 | 31 | $28K | $655 | — | — | — |
By bedroom count — Apartments
| Apartments | listings | Median | $/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | no data | — | — |
| 1 bedroom | no data | — | — |
| 2 bedrooms | 8 | $21K | $475 |
| 3 bedrooms | no data | — | — |
| 4 bedrooms | no data | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | no data | — | — |
By bedroom count — Houses
| Houses | listings | Median | $/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | no data | — | — |
| 1 bedroom | no data | — | — |
| 2 bedrooms | no data | — | — |
| 3 bedrooms | no data | — | — |
| 4 bedrooms | 1 | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | no data | — | — |
By lot size — Land
Price per m² varies dramatically between urban lots and rural plots. We show each category separately so the median represents something concrete.
| By lot size — Land | listings | Median | $/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban lot< 500 m² | 1 | — | — |
| Residential plot500 – 2,000 m² | no data | — | — |
| Suburban estate2,000 – 10,000 m² | 1 | — | — |
| Rural / farm> 1 ha | 2 | — | — |
Price distribution
How many listings fall in each price range (USD).
Price distribution — sale
Price distribution — rent
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Methodology
This page analyzes 16 listings in Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro.
Metrics are calculated from the active inventory TuLugar monitors across the market — both listings published on TuLugar and active agency supply tracked continuously. They are asking prices, not final transaction or closing prices.
We use medians to reduce the effect of outlier properties; $/m² only includes listings with valid area data. Prices in other currencies are converted to USD using the exchange rate available when the snapshot is refreshed.
Data is recalculated daily and can change when listings are published, updated, or deactivated.
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In parentheses: analyzed market listings, not only those published on TuLugar.
Data as of 2026-09-20 · refreshed 2026-09-20 03:00 UTC