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Housing market · September 2026

Santa Maria housing market

What it costs to buy and rent in Santa Maria, Brazil, computed from 400 continuously monitored listings.

TuLugar Price Index

$709/m²

Price per m² (sale)

2-bedroom apartment

$48,006

Median apartment rent

$288/mes

Monitored listings

400

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Price by neighborhood in Santa Maria

Where Santa Maria is expensive and where it is not. Every neighborhood with a usable sample, shaded by its median price per m². Tap one for its market.

Explore the full price mapBonfim: $610/m²Camobi: $1,093/m²Centro: $670/m²Nossa Senhora das Dores: $850/m²Nossa Senhora de Fátima: $660/m²Nossa Senhora de Lourdes: $1,087/m²Nossa Senhora do Rosário: $548/m²Nossa Senhora Medianeira: $661/m²Santa Maria: apartment price per m²Median sale (USD) by region · September 2026 · tulugar.com$548–$1,093/m²Centro$670/m²Nossa Senhora de Fátima$660/m²Camobi$1,093/m²
$548$1,093

Median $/m² for apartments for sale. Gray = insufficient sample.

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Market pace

Median age of active listings
183 daysIn line with Brazil

Brazil median: 190 days

Measures how long ago the listings that are STILL on the market today were published — not how long they take to sell. Shown only where we know the real publication date for most of the inventory.

Neighborhoods

Apartment prices: median sale, $/m² and rent. “Listings” counts the whole inventory.

#City / NeighborhoodListingsApt. sale$/m²MoMYoYApt. rent
1
CentroView →
80$62K$670
——$365
2
CamobiView →
46$65K$1,093
——$288
3
BonfimView →
27$46K$610
——$278
4
Nossa Senhora MedianeiraView →
24$62K$661
——$288
5
Nossa Senhora de FátimaView →
22$60K$660
———
6
Nossa Senhora de LourdesView →
19$174K$1,087
——$365
7
Diácono João Luiz PozzobonView →
17—————
8
Nossa Senhora do RosárioView →
15$42K$548
——$288
9
PatronatoView →
12—————
10
São JoséView →
11—————

By property type

TypeListingsMedian sale$/m²*
ApartmentsView →
13450%$52K$701
HousesView →
8933%$121K—
LandView →
3915%$44K$104
CommercialView →
52%$48K$595

*Apartment and house m² is built area; land m² is the plot. A house enters its $/m² only when the source reports built area. This page’s headline uses apartments only.

By bedroom count — Apartments

ApartmentslistingsMedian$/m²
Studio3——
1 bedroom16$38K$833
2 bedrooms60$48K$667
3 bedrooms44$68K$677
4 bedrooms9$129K$653
5+ bedroomsno data——

By bedroom count — Houses

HouseslistingsMedian$/m²
Studiono data——
1 bedroomno data——
2 bedrooms19$49K—
3 bedrooms38$111K—
4 bedrooms22$196K—
5+ bedrooms10$181K—

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 — LandlistingsMedian$/m²
Urban lot< 500 m²20$38K$112
Residential plot500 – 2,000 m²11$100K—
Suburban estate2,000 – 10,000 m²2——
Rural / farm> 1 ha1——

Price distribution

How many listings fall in each price range (USD).

Price distribution — sale

<$50K
98
$50K-$100K
89
$100K-$200K
44
$200K-$500K
33
$500K-$1M
1
>$1M
1

Price distribution — rent

<$300
47
$300-$600
54
$600-$1K
9
$1K-$2K
16
$2K-$5K
6
>$5K
1

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Maria

In Santa Maria, the median asking price of an apartment for sale is R$ 271K. By type: apartments R$ 271K, houses R$ 629K, land R$ 230K. The neighborhood with the most supply is Centro, where the median apartment costs R$ 324K. The median apartment price per square meter is R$ 3.688/m² — useful for comparing real value across neighborhoods and with other cities in the region.
The neighborhoods with the most real estate activity in Santa Maria are Centro, Camobi, Bonfim, Nossa Senhora Medianeira, Nossa Senhora de Fátima. Centro leads with 80 properties and a median apartment price of R$ 324K. When choosing a neighborhood, think about commute distance, public transit access, nearby amenities (grocery, healthcare, schools), and your budget. A good quality-of-life indicator is rental availability — neighborhoods with more rentals tend to have better infrastructure and services.
It depends on how long you plan to stay. With a median apartment price of R$ 271K and a median apartment rent of R$ 1.498/mo, the price-to-rent ratio in Santa Maria favors buying if you're staying 3+ years. There are currently 267 properties for sale and 133 for rent — solid supply that gives buyers negotiating leverage. If you're new to the city, renting first lets you explore neighborhoods before committing to a purchase.
The Santa Maria market has 400 monitored properties, with a median apartment price of R$ 271K and a median apartment price per m² of R$ 3.688/m². With 267 properties for sale, the current supply is high — which is good for buyers: more options to choose from and more room to negotiate on price and payment terms. If you're looking for investment value, compare price per m² across neighborhoods to spot the best opportunities.
Yes, with no restrictions whatsoever. Foreigners in Brazil have the exact same rights as citizens to purchase any type of property, including land. You don't need residency or a special visa. The purchase is formalized through a public notary, who verifies the title, drafts the contract, and registers it with the Public Registry. Closing costs are around 3-4% of the property value (notary fees, transfer tax, and registration fees). Many foreign investors also apply for temporary residency, which is relatively easy to obtain in Brazil.

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Methodology

This page analyzes 400 listings in Santa Maria, Brazil.

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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Data as of 2026-09-30 · refreshed 2026-09-30 03:00 UTC

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