Santa Cruz County, CA Home Values & Market Trends

The median home price in Santa Cruz County, CA is $1,158,861.26. There were 1,682 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 $913,000. The number of current listings in Santa Cruz County, CA is 106, and the percentage of properties for sale is 106.00%. The county has 4 foreclosures, 3 bank owned properties, 1 headed for auction, and 106 properties for sale.

Santa Cruz County, CA Real Estate Market Overview

CityMedian Est. ValueCityMedian Est. Value
Santa Cruz

$ 1,500,500

$ 900/sqft

Felton

$ 725,000

$ 683/sqft

Los Gatos

$ 2,971,840

$ 1,182/sqft

Ben Lomond

$ 1,095,500

$ 574/sqft

Watsonville

$ 899,000

$ 614/sqft

Soquel

$ 1,756,500

$ 870/sqft

Aptos

$ 1,335,000

$ 849/sqft

Brookdale

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$ --

Scotts Valley

$ 1,241,250

$ 604/sqft

Freedom

$ --

$ --

Capitola

$ 1,599,000

$ 946/sqft

Davenport

$ --

$ --

Boulder Creek

$ 749,500

$ 609/sqft

Mount Hermon

$ --

$ --

Housing Market Summary for Santa Cruz County, CA

Mar 2023February 2024Change
Median Listing Price$1.2M$1.1M-4.96%
Median Sold Price$1.1M$1.1M0.36%
Homes For Sale10598-6.67%
Homes Sold1,8111,721-4.97%
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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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Browse Homes in Santa Cruz County, CA

Santa Cruz County, CA home values range from $73,192 to $14,368,886. Los Gatos is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $3,287,500, and Felton is most affordable with average house prices of around $699,000.

Foreclosure
There are 14 cities within Santa Cruz County, CA; within these cities, the median estimated home value for homes in foreclosure ranges from $1,541,000 in Felton to the lowest value of $715,200 in Felton. Foreclosure homes account for 0.00% of properties in Santa Cruz County, CA with Los Gatos containing 16 foreclosures, the highest number of foreclosure properties in a single city.
  • Pre-Foreclosure
    Pre-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 Owned
    The median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Santa Cruz County, CA ranges from the highest value of $3,495,000 in Aptos to the lowest value of $715,200 in Felton. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.00% of properties in Santa Cruz County, CA. There are 14 cities within Santa Cruz County, CA; Los Gatos containing 2 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
  • Auctions
    Los Gatos has 2 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 0.00% 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 $1,254,000 in Santa Cruz to the lowest value of $1,254,000 in Santa Cruz.
Homes for Sale
Homes and properties that are actively listed for sale account for 0.17% of residential properties in Santa Cruz County, CA with Santa Cruz containing 30 homes for sale, the highest number of listed properties in a single city. There are 14 cities within Santa Cruz County, CA; homes for sale in those cities, have a range of median values from $1,794,000 in Soquel to the lowest value of $72,976 in Watsonville.
    Sold Homes
    The median value for recently sold homes ranges from $1,497,000 in Mount Hermon to the lowest price of $104,198 in Mount Hermon. There are 14 cities within Santa Cruz County, CA. Santa Cruz has 624 recently sold homes, the highest number of recently sold properties in a single city. Recently sold homes and properties account for 2.68% of properties in Santa Cruz County, CA.

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