Every district, with the numbers behind it
83 districts with stock on our books right now — 2 709 units. The figures are computed from our own inventory and move as it moves, so this is not an average pulled from a two-year-old article. It is what is actually being offered this week.
Under each district there is a full guide: how the area is built, who buys there and why, what the layouts are like, what the service charge does to your yield, and who the area is genuinely wrong for.
Business Bay
324- Median price
- $749K
- Per sq ft
- $781
- From
- $54K
JVC
252- Median price
- $354K
- Per sq ft
- $615
- From
- $54K
Palm Jumeirah
206- Median price
- $2.58M
- Per sq ft
- $1 093
- From
- $332K
Emaar Beachfront
172- Median price
- $1.50M
- Per sq ft
- $1 151
- From
- $517K
Dubai Marina
170- Median price
- $786K
- Per sq ft
- $709
- From
- $54K
Downtown Dubai
165- Median price
- $1.05M
- Per sq ft
- $955
- From
- $60K
Bluewaters Island
141- Median price
- $3.08M
- Per sq ft
- $1 805
- From
- $490K
Dubai Hills Estate
110- Median price
- $731K
- Per sq ft
- $697
- From
- $338K
Dubailand
74- Median price
- $618K
- Per sq ft
- $386
- From
- $136K
Sobha Hartland
67- Median price
- $554K
- Per sq ft
- $666
- From
- $319K
JLT
62- Median price
- $453K
- Per sq ft
- $554
- From
- $87K
JBR
51- Median price
- $1.23M
- Per sq ft
- $1 013
- From
- $395K
City Walk
50- Median price
- $1.15M
- Per sq ft
- $884
- From
- $531K
Dubai Islands
49- Median price
- $1.26M
- Per sq ft
- $604
- From
- $408K
Dubai Creek Harbour
48- Median price
- $851K
- Per sq ft
- $741
- From
- $421K
Madinat Jumeirah Living
48- Median price
- $910K
- Per sq ft
- $887
- From
- $572K
Arjan
37- Median price
- $300K
- Per sq ft
- $459
- From
- $172K
Meydan
36- Median price
- $468K
- Per sq ft
- $588
- From
- $149K
Dubai South
35- Median price
- $354K
- Per sq ft
- $456
- From
- $150K
JVT
33- Median price
- $313K
- Per sq ft
- $429
- From
- $136K
Al Furjan
32- Median price
- $442K
- Per sq ft
- $392
- From
- $177K
MBR City
31- Median price
- $708K
- Per sq ft
- $677
- From
- $181K
Dubai Harbour
25- Median price
- $1.37M
- Per sq ft
- $1 184
- From
- $769K
Damac Lagoons
23- Median price
- $888K
- Per sq ft
- $375
- From
- $300K
Sobha Hartland 2
21- Median price
- $572K
- Per sq ft
- $633
- From
- $305K
Reem
21- Median price
- $1.02M
- From
- $436K
Dubai Maritime City
19- Median price
- $545K
- Per sq ft
- $766
- From
- $291K
Damac Hills 2
18- Median price
- $497K
- Per sq ft
- $281
- From
- $180K
Al Jaddaf
18- Median price
- $526K
- Per sq ft
- $552
- From
- $191K
Damac Hills
17- Median price
- $425K
- Per sq ft
- $430
- From
- $169K
Mina Rashid
17- Median price
- $817K
- Per sq ft
- $658
- From
- $468K
Jebel Ali
16- Median price
- $1.57M
- Per sq ft
- $908
- From
- $252K
Port de la Mer
15- Median price
- $11M
- Per sq ft
- $2 124
- From
- $803K
DIFC
14- Median price
- $2.01M
- Per sq ft
- $1 473
- From
- $449K
Dubai Investment Park
14- Median price
- $1.15M
- Per sq ft
- $486
- From
- $118K
Nad Al Sheba
13- Median price
- $3.38M
- Per sq ft
- $603
- From
- $1.50M
Al Wasl
12- Median price
- $970K
- Per sq ft
- $551
- From
- $408K
Jumeirah Park
12- Median price
- $4.21M
- Per sq ft
- $681
- From
- $1.58M
Barsha Heights / TECOM
12- Median price
- $599K
- Per sq ft
- $597
- From
- $354K
Majan
12- Median price
- $256K
- Per sq ft
- $523
- From
- $162K
Ras Al Khor
11- Median price
- $415K
- Per sq ft
- $655
- From
- $321K
The Valley
10- Median price
- $1.25M
- Per sq ft
- $326
- From
- $762K
Jumeirah Golf Estates
10- Median price
- $6.62M
- Per sq ft
- $753
- From
- $1.44M
Wadi Al Safa
10- Median price
- $1.32M
- Per sq ft
- $441
- From
- $163K
Zabeel
9- Median price
- $945K
- Per sq ft
- $874
- From
- $572K
Dubai Sports City
9- Median price
- $237K
- Per sq ft
- $270
- From
- $163K
Dubai Design District
9- Median price
- $740K
- Per sq ft
- $884
- From
- $485K
The Springs
9- Median price
- $1.12M
- From
- $899K
The Meadows
9- Median price
- $3.43M
- Per sq ft
- $721
- From
- $436K
Al Safa
9- Median price
- $483K
- From
- $395K
The Oasis
9- Median price
- $5.72M
- Per sq ft
- $452
- From
- $4.08M
The Greens / Views
8- Median price
- $531K
- Per sq ft
- $556
- From
- $395K
Dubai Science Park
8- Median price
- $385K
- Per sq ft
- $504
- From
- $272K
Motor City
8- Median price
- $395K
- Per sq ft
- $527
- From
- $231K
Production City
7- Median price
- $252K
- Per sq ft
- $433
- From
- $167K
Jumeirah
6- Median price
- $12M
- Per sq ft
- $1 204
- From
- $2.16M
Al Barsha
6- Median price
- $451K
- Per sq ft
- $384
- From
- $174K
Arabian Ranches
5- Median price
- $3.13M
- Per sq ft
- $445
- From
- $2.45M
Mudon
5- Median price
- $1.13M
- Per sq ft
- $386
- From
- $899K
Town Square
5- Median price
- $406K
- From
- $316K
Discovery Gardens
5- Median price
- $204K
- Per sq ft
- $492
- From
- $185K
The World Islands
5- Median price
- $369K
- Per sq ft
- $935
- From
- $278K
Dubai Silicon Oasis
4- Median price
- $251K
- Per sq ft
- $309
- From
- $150K
Jumeirah Islands
4- Median price
- $7.49M
- Per sq ft
- $857
- From
- $6.26M
Al Satwa
4- Median price
- $372K
- Per sq ft
- $743
- From
- $244K
Dubai Studio City
4- Median price
- $200K
- Per sq ft
- $409
- From
- $162K
Palm Jebel Ali
3- Median price
- $1.23M
- From
- $150K
International City
3- Median price
- $244K
- Per sq ft
- $338
- From
- $158K
The Acres
3- Median price
- $2.18M
- Per sq ft
- $436
- From
- $1.82M
Pearl Jumeira
2- Median price
- $12M
- From
- $12M
Tilal Al Ghaf
2- Median price
- $2.72M
- Per sq ft
- $686
- From
- $1.91M
Damac Islands
2- Median price
- $2.93M
- Per sq ft
- $337
- From
- $1.63M
Al Sufouh
2- Median price
- $2.35M
- From
- $1.38M
Al Quoz
2- Median price
- $1.53M
- Per sq ft
- $207
- From
- $1.36M
Deira / Bur Dubai
2- Median price
- $951K
- Per sq ft
- $604
- From
- $917K
Jumeira Bay Island
1- Median price
- $11M
- Per sq ft
- $4 121
- From
- $11M
Expo City Dubai
1- Median price
- $516K
- From
- $516K
Umm Suqeim
1- Median price
- $4.08M
- Per sq ft
- $3 657
- From
- $4.08M
Liwan
1- Median price
- $313K
- Per sq ft
- $396
- From
- $313K
Al Barari
1- Median price
- $1.23M
- From
- $1.23M
Dubai Industrial City
1- Median price
- $354K
- Per sq ft
- $470
- From
- $354K
Bukadra
1- Median price
- $569K
- From
- $569K
Dubai Festival City
1- Median price
- $1.99M
- From
- $1.99M
Districts with a guide but no stock right now
Nothing on our books in these areas this week. The guides are still worth reading, and if you want something here I will source it off-market.
Where the deals actually happened: July 2026
The cards above are our own stock — that is supply. This is where the money went across the whole emirate over the month. The two lists do not share a single entry, and that is the point worth taking away: ready homes are bought in one set of districts and off-plan in a completely different one. The line under each row is our own conversion of the share into deals — the review publishes percentages only, and the gap between “14.4%” and “roughly five hundred deals a month” matters for a sense of scale.
Ready homes
3 546 deals for the month · 27.2% of the market
- Jumeirah Village Circle 14.4% ≈510 deals
- Dubai Marina 6% ≈210 deals
- Business Bay 5.3% ≈190 deals
- Downtown Dubai 4% ≈140 deals
- Dubai Hills Estate 3.3% ≈120 deals
Off-plan
9 475 registrations · 72.8% of the market
- Azizi Venice 21% ≈1 990 registrations
- City of Arabia 7.6% ≈720 registrations
- Jebel Ali Industrial Second 5% ≈470 registrations
- Dubailand Residence Complex 4.7% ≈450 registrations
- Jebel Ali Downtown 4.7% ≈450 registrations
The off-plan column lists projects rather than districts: there the share almost always belongs to one large cluster, and the link goes to the district it stands in. The top row is a fifth of every registration that month from a single project — that is what a market with concentrated, rather than spread, demand looks like. Monthly ValuStrat market review for July 2026, checked 24/08/2026.
How to read these numbers
Median, not average. One villa at AED 285 million distorts an average so badly it stops meaning anything. The median shows the middle of the offering — half the units are cheaper, half are dearer.
Price per square foot is computed only from units with a stated area, so in a thin district it may rest on a handful of properties. These are asking prices from our own stock. Closed-transaction prices for a specific building come from the Dubai Land Department register, and I pull those on request.
Figures are shown in US dollars so the order of magnitude reads immediately. The dirham has been pegged by the UAE Central Bank at 3.6725 to the dollar since 1997, so the conversion is exact and does not depend on the date. Individual listings stay in dirhams — that is the number that goes into the contract.
Dubai areas: questions and answers
Which Dubai area is best to buy in?
The right question is not “which area is best” but “best for what”. For living by the sea, look at Dubai Marina, JBR and the Palm; for rental return on the dollar, compact apartments in JVC and Business Bay; for resale, districts along future metro lines. The cards above exist for exactly this comparison: median price, entry price and price per sq ft in every district are computed from live stock, not copied from articles. Tell me the budget and the goal — I will name two or three districts that fit, and the ones that definitely do not.
What are the cheapest areas in Dubai?
The further from the sea and the metro, the cheaper: International City, Dubai South, Dubailand, the outer clusters of JVC and JVT. The exact entry price for each district sits on its card above — the “from” line is recomputed from our base every night, which makes it more honest than any listicle. Just remember that a cheap entry is not the same as cheap ownership: a district without infrastructure also attracts tenants more slowly — judge the yield and the liquidity, not the price alone.
Where can I buy by the sea in Dubai?
On the water itself: Dubai Marina, JBR, Palm Jumeirah, Emaar Beachfront and Bluewaters, with the reclaimed Dubai Harbour alongside. These are the city’s most liquid locations for both rent and resale — and the most expensive per square foot. The compromise is the second line, ten to fifteen minutes’ drive from the beach, such as Al Furjan or JVC: the sea is close, and the price per foot several times lower. What prices are doing in each is on the cards above and in the district guides.
Can a foreigner buy in any district of Dubai?
Not in every one, but in most that matter. Full foreign ownership applies in freehold zones — Dubai has more than fifty, and the entire catalogue above is built on them. Outside freehold, land stays with local owners and a foreigner can only take a long leasehold of up to 99 years. Individual freehold clusters also appear inside leasehold districts, so the check belongs to the specific project, not the district as a whole.
Which district is best for renting out?
Judge the ratio of rent to entry price, not the district “in general”. For Dubai housing as a whole, figures quoted in late 2025 run at 4–7% gross a year; above the median you usually find compact units in affordable districts with a constant flow of tenants — JVC, Arjan, Dubai Sports City — below it, premium towers where the price per foot grows faster than the rent. Short-term letting shifts the balance towards tourist spots by the sea, but requires a holiday-home licence and an operator.
Where should a family with children live?
Families more often pick a villa or townhouse community than a tower: Arabian Ranches, Damac Hills, Mudon, or the more affordable Town Square. The logic is less about the home than the layout of the district — gated grounds, parks, pools and schools within walking distance. Among apartment districts, Dubai Hills Estate and JLT count as family territory: the towers come with a park and schools attached. Each district guide says outright who the place suits and who it does not.
Is it worth buying in districts still under construction?
It is a bet on growth from a low base: the Dubai 2040 master plan pulls the city south and towards the water, and districts like Dubai South or Dubai Creek Harbour appreciate together with infrastructure that is not yet in the price. The cost of that is time and uncertainty: until a district fills up, rent there is weaker and resale depends on the pace of construction around you. What the master plan, the metro and the new landmarks do to district prices is covered on our Dubai 2040 page.
Where do these numbers come from, and how do they differ from portals?
They are medians from our own stock base, not averages over listings: a median is not skewed by a single nine-figure villa, and the base rebuilds nightly, so the figures reflect this week’s supply — portal “average prices” refresh less often and count everything on display, including long-sold stock. These are asking prices, not closed deals: actual transaction prices for a specific building I pull separately, on request. More in the “How to read these numbers” block above.
How much do the metro and the master plan move district prices?
More than most people assume: walking distance to a metro station is one of the most stable price factors in Dubai, and half the gap between districts is explained not by the districts themselves but by transport and what is being built around it. The Dubai 2040 master plan states outright where the city will grow — south around Al Maktoum airport, the waterfronts, a denser centre. Buying along a future line before it opens is the classic way in ahead of the growth; what has been announced and which districts it touches is in our master-plan breakdown.
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