Santa Cruz County, CA Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in Santa Cruz County, CA is $1,077,030. There were 1,865 home sales in Santa Cruz County, CA over the past 12 months. The median residential Santa Cruz County, CA home value for transactions over the previous year is $950,000. The number of current listings in Santa Cruz County, CA is 1,950, and the percentage of properties for sale is 1950.00%. The county has 13 foreclosures, 6 bank owned properties, 7 headed for auction, and 1,950 properties for sale.
Santa Cruz County, CA Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz | $ 1,346,208 $ 897/sqft | Felton | $ 766,415 $ 590/sqft |
| Los Gatos | $ 2,406,820 $ 1,180/sqft | Soquel | $ 1,196,588 $ 779/sqft |
| Aptos | $ 1,299,033 $ 776/sqft | Ben Lomond | $ 888,163 $ 574/sqft |
| Watsonville | $ 739,247 $ 551/sqft | Freedom | $ 705,989 $ 572/sqft |
| Boulder Creek | $ 686,769 $ 539/sqft | Brookdale | $ 634,871 $ 600/sqft |
| Scotts Valley | $ 1,275,518 $ 645/sqft | Davenport | $ 1,730,000 $ 663/sqft |
| Capitola | $ 1,384,745 $ 961/sqft | Mount Hermon | $ 677,386 $ 798/sqft |
Housing Market Summary for Santa Cruz County, CA
| May 2025 | April 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $1.1M | $1.1M | -0.05% |
| Median Sold Price | $1.2M | $1.1M | -7.11% |
| Homes For Sale | 230 | 1,910 | 730.43% |
| Homes Sold | 1,905 | 1,269 | -33.39% |
Price Per Square Foot
On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.
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Santa Cruz County, CA home values range from $115,552 to $14,950,000. Los Gatos is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $2,498,000, and Brookdale is most affordable with average house prices of around $677,499.5.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 0% of all residential properties in Santa Cruz County, CA with $[pre-foreclosures-highest-count-region] containing 0 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 14 cities within Santa Cruz County, CA; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $0 in N/A to the lowest home value of $0 in $[pre-foreclosures-lowest-avm-region].
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Santa Cruz County, CA ranges from the highest value of $835,000 in Scotts Valley to the lowest value of $422,360 in Boulder Creek. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.19% of properties in Santa Cruz County, CA. There are 14 cities within Santa Cruz County, CA; Scotts Valley containing 2 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- AuctionsScotts Valley has 3 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Santa Cruz County, CA. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.22% of all properties in Santa Cruz County, CA. There are 14 cities within Santa Cruz County, CA; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $1,239,109 in Santa Cruz to the lowest value of $685,901 in Santa Cruz.
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