Punta Mita vs Sayulita: Which One Is You

I draw this comparison weekly, so here it is the way I draw it.

The three questions

1. When you picture the evening, are you walking to dinner through a town, or being driven back from a beach club through a gate? Sayulita is the town; cobblestones, galleries, a margarita counter every forty meters. Punta Mita is the sanctuary; the village outside the gate (El Anclote) is charming, but the life is inside.
2. Is the surf the point, or the view of it? Both surf. Sayulita IS surf culture, board racks on every golf cart. Punta Mita has the better point break nearby (La Lancha) and the new Surf Residences, but surf there is an amenity among amenities.
3. Does the carrying cost change your math? Sayulita ownership costs taper after closing. Punta Mita layers club membership (reportedly around $150K deposit plus $18K a year, confirm with the Club) and resort-grade HOA: commonly $30K+ a year all-in. If that number made you blink, you have your answer. If it reads as the price of the product, you have the other answer.

The money, side by side

Directionally: Sayulita median listings around $500K, new beachfront $5,000 to $6,000 per meter, estates to $8M. Punta Mita condos from $1.5M, $7,000 to $13,000+ per meter, villas past $16M. Rental engines both run strong but differently: Sayulita books volume year-round at town rates; Punta Mita books fewer, far larger reservations at some of Mexico's highest villa rates.

The hybrid answers

Plenty of buyers split the difference on purpose: Litibu sits between them at half Punta Mita's price with the beach and golf. San Pancho gives Sayulita's soul with quieter nights. And renting one while trying the other is the cheapest research on this coast.

Answer my three questions in the chat and I will tell you which one you are, and which communities or streets to look at first. Free, and in confidence.