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Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta real estate: properties for sale

53 properties for sale · median US$146,891 · US$49,130–US$320,000 · Updated 2 Oct 2026

Ixtapa is a suburb of Puerto Vallarta behind the airport, the city's largest and fastest-growing. Centro Ixtapa keeps the old plaza and market, while Nuevo Ixtapa is where the newest condos are going up.

MLS area: Ixtapa

Also known as: Ixtapa Vallarta, Nuevo Ixtapa, Banús, Ixtapa (Jalisco).

Updated 2 Oct 2026

Full facts table
Median asking price
US$146,891 · MX$2,580,000
Range
US$49,130 – US$320,000
Median price per m²
US$1,891
Pre-construction
0 / 46 (0%)
Median days on market
89 days

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Prices at a glance
Properties for sale in Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta by price band
homescondoslotsTotal
Under US$250,0001033750
US$250,000–US$500,0003003
Total1333753
Communities in Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta: properties, median and price range (US$)
CommunityPropertiesMedian US$Lowest–highest US$
Centro Ixtapa24US$146,891US$49,130–US$265,401
Nuevo Ixtapa17US$144,373US$64,706–US$320,000
Banus6US$169,320US$115,000–US$225,433
Palmar Ixtapa2US$73,250US$50,000–US$96,500
1 de Mayo1US$320,000US$320,000–US$320,000
Jardines de Ixtapa1US$121,632US$121,632–US$121,632
La Desembocada1US$106,940US$106,940–US$106,940
What these properties report
Of 53 properties in Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta
FeatureCountShare
Pool3770%
Gated / entry gate1121%
24-hour security1834%
Gym1528%
Pets allowed4687%
Furnished1223%
Parking reported3872%
Listed each year

Listed each year

YearListedMedian asking priceMedian asking US$/m²
20155——
20165——
20176——
20189US$100,000—
20198US$215,000US$719
20205US$120,000US$518
202117——
202215US$163,158US$1,495
202319US$215,675US$2,005
202435US$158,333US$1,595
202564US$132,500US$1,489
202614US$152,000US$2,335

Asking prices at listing, not sale prices. Source: AMPI Vallarta Nayarit MLS history (MLS-truth), through Sep 2026.

About Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta

Ixtapa here is the delegación of Puerto Vallarta behind the airport, about twenty-four thousand people, and not the Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo resort in Guerrero five hundred kilometres south. It is the city's largest suburb outside the centre and one of its fastest-growing, full-time Mexican residents above all, with houses and new condos at the lowest prices in the municipality. Centro Ixtapa is the old delegación seat with its plaza, church and market, a traditional colonia with small landholdings on its edges and a ten-hectare archaeological site of ceremonial mounds. Nuevo Ixtapa, east of the centre, is the newer fraccionamiento where the condo projects are, Foresta already delivered and a five-hundred-unit pre-sale marketed as the zone with the most growth in Vallarta. Banus I to IV are the gated cotos of modest three-bedroom houses inside Fraccionamiento Real Ixtapa. Palmar, Jardines de Ixtapa and 1 de Mayo are pockets with one or two listings.

Buyers are Mexican middle-class families and first-time investors, and a few foreign buyers who want a house or a new condo at city prices with no expectation of a beach.

Practical points. The airport is six to ten kilometres and ten to fifteen minutes; downtown is about twenty minutes, or thirty to forty-five on the Ixtapa bus. No beach; the nearest swimmable sand is fifteen to twenty minutes away. No hospital in Ixtapa; CMQ and Joya are fifteen to twenty minutes. The state road 544 through Las Juntas is the spine and was under reconstruction in 2024 and 2025 with lane closures. Civil Protection counted Ixtapa among the worst-hit districts in the 2026 rains: check the street, the elevation and the arroyos before buying a ground floor, and in pre-construction get the escrow terms and delivery date in writing.

— John Forget, Mexico Life Realty

Quick answers

How many properties are for sale in Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta?

As of 2 Oct 2026, 53 properties are for sale in Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta: 33 condos, 13 houses and 7 lots.

What is the median asking price in Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta?

As of 2 Oct 2026, The median asking price is US$146,891 (MX$2,580,000); asking prices run from US$49,130 to US$320,000.

How much of Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta is pre-construction?

As of 2 Oct 2026, 0% of the properties for sale (0 of 46) are pre-construction.

Which communities are in Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta?

As of 2 Oct 2026, Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta has 7 communities: 1 de Mayo (1), Banus (6), Centro Ixtapa (24), Jardines de Ixtapa (1), La Desembocada (1), Nuevo Ixtapa (17) and Palmar Ixtapa (2).

Where is Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta?

As of 2 Oct 2026, Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta is in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

More questions

How many properties under US$250,000 are for sale in Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta?

As of 2 Oct 2026, 50 properties under US$250,000 are for sale in Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta.

How many properties under US$500,000 are for sale in Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta?

As of 2 Oct 2026, 53 properties under US$500,000 are for sale in Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta.

How many properties were listed in Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta in 2025?

As of 28 Sep 2026, 64 properties were listed in Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta in 2025, based on MLS history (asking prices at listing, not sale prices).

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