High floor vs. low floor in Bogotá: how much the sale price changes according to the floor (October 2026)
Machine-assisted English version of the Spanish original by Aptología. All figures are locked to the original (numbers are copied, not re-translated); if in doubt, the Spanish original prevails.
In Bogotá, an apartment for sale on the first floor asks 7.2% less per m² than one comparable on the floors 2 or 3, and one on the floor 16 or more 19.1% more. The comparison is between apartments of the same estrato, town, size and number of rooms.
Abstract: We analyze 27,956 unique apartments for sale in Bogotá with informed floor.
Updated: 18 October 2026 (data from 18 October 2026) · Next update: monthly.
Price per floor
| Floor | Matched premium vs. floors 2 - 3 | Price per m² (mean simple) | Medium price | Announcements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor 1 | -7.2% | $6,363,636 | $650 million | 2,604 |
| Floors 2 to 3 | 0.0% | $7,272,727 | $780 million | 8,307 |
| Floors 4 to 6 | +2.6% | $7,272,727 | $798 million | 10,133 |
| Floors 7 to 10 | +13.4% | $8,333,333 | $980 million | 4,011 |
| Floors 11 to 15 | +15.8% | $7,542,615 | $635 million | 1,798 |
| Floor 16 or more | +19.1% | $7,552,632 | $405 million | 1,103 |
The very high floors are concentrated in northern towers, so the simple median overvalues them; the paired premium corrects that mixture.
How to use it to decide: the high floor usually gain view, light and less noise; the first floor, access and sometimes patio, but less privacy and more moisture. If you don't care about the apartment, the first one is usually the most direct way to pay less for the same apartment.
Frequently asked questions
Is a first-floor apartment in Bogotá cheaper? Yes: in the paired comparison it asks 7.2% less per m² than one floor 2 or 3 (data of 18 October of 2026).
How much better is a high floor in Bogotá? On the floor 16 or more, the difference against floors 2 and 3 is 19.1% per m².
What floor should I buy? It depends on what values: light, view and noise (high floors) or price and access (first floors). The table shows how much the market pays for each tranche.
Methodology
- Source: live housing ads collected by the intake of Aptology in Metrocuadrado, Fincaraíz, Cienaltes, Wasi, Habi, Houm and Domus, from 11 to 18 October of 2026. Court: 18 October of 2026.
- Debugging: the same property published several times is counted only once (grouping by portal and, between portals, by price, area, rooms and coordinates). Prices and areas out of range are excluded and, for rent, HOA fee is subtracted when the portal includes it in the rental.
- What is measured: prices ordered (published), not closing prices.
- Matched premium: medium weighted price differences per m² compared to apartments on floors 2 and 3, within groups of the same estrato, locality, rooms and area range. Only sections with 80 ads or more.
- Limitations: are prices ordered in portals, which may differ from the final value of rental or sale. The coverage is higher in the north of Bogotá and in estratos 4 to 6, because the published offer is concentrated there. The neighborhoods and the town come from what each portal writes; when the town is missing it is assigned by the nearest neighbouring ads.
- Open data: datos.csv, CC BY license 4. 0.
How to quote
Pinzón Pineda, D. M. (2026). High floor vs. low floor in Bogotá: how much the sale price changes according to the floor (October 2026). Aptology. https://www.aptologia.com/estudios/piso-alto-vs-piso-bajo-venta-bogota-2026. Data: datos.csv, CC BY license 4. 0.
Sources and data
- DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23454158 (Zenodo)
- Original study (Spanish): Piso alto vs. piso bajo en Bogotá: cuánto cambia el precio de venta según el piso (octubre 2026)
- GitHub (CSV, PDF): https://github.com/elbroker/aptologia-datos/tree/main/estudios/piso-alto-vs-piso-bajo-venta-bogota-2026
- Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/datasets/aptologia/piso-alto-vs-piso-bajo-venta-bogota-2026