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Santa Cruz County Real Estate Market Trends

Last Updated: April 22, 2025

With up-to-date real estate data get detailed insight into Santa Cruz County, CA sourced from the nation’s leading property data provider. The current median home price in Santa Cruz County, CA is $1,149,000. Santa Cruz County real estate data shows that there have been a total of 2,103 residential properties sold over the past 12 months. ATTOM’s Santa Cruz County real estate data indicates that the county has 1 properties in foreclosure and 2 REOs (real estate bank owned) properties.

Santa Cruz County Real Estate Market Trends

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Total Residential Properties 75,987

Total Commercial Properties 4,681

Avg. Home Age (Single Family Home) 59 Years

Avg. Square Feet (Single Family Home) 1,762

Total 2025 Residential Sales (year-to-date) 235

% of Homes Seriously Underwater (Q2 2025) 0.75%

Total 2024 Residential Sales 1,984

% of Equity Rich Homes (Q2 2025) 45.81%

Effective 2024 Property Tax 0.62%

Total Foreclosure Filings (year-to-date) 2

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Santa Cruz County, CA Real Estate Overview

There were 2,103 residential properties sold in the past year in Santa Cruz County, CA. The median home value in Santa Cruz County, CA is $1,157,000. There are a total of 75,987 residential properties in the Santa Cruz.

Median Sales Price i

$1,149,000

(Feb 2025)

+14.3%

year-over-year

y-o-y

February '25 Feb '25 $1,149,000
January '25 Jan '25 $1,060,000
December '24 Dec '24 $1,154,665
November '24 Nov '24 $1,198,500
October '24 Oct '24 $1,135,000
September '24 Sep '24 $1,100,000
August '24 Aug '24 $1,225,000
July '24 Jul '24 $1,224,000
June '24 Jun '24 $1,285,000
May '24 May '24 $1,275,000
April '24 Apr '24 $1,165,000
March '24 Mar '24 $1,177,500

Median Down Payment i

$255,800

(Feb 2025)

+1.5%

year-over-year

y-o-y

February '25 Feb '25 $255,800
January '25 Jan '25 $225,000
December '24 Dec '24 $283,600
November '24 Nov '24 $273,000
October '24 Oct '24 $270,000
September '24 Sep '24 $290,000
August '24 Aug '24 $300,000
July '24 Jul '24 $350,000
June '24 Jun '24 $312,500
May '24 May '24 $356,950
April '24 Apr '24 $250,000
March '24 Mar '24 $270,000

Number of Homes Sold i

121

(Feb 2025)

+7.1%

year-over-year

y-o-y

February '25 Feb '25 121
January '25 Jan '25 114
December '24 Dec '24 149
November '24 Nov '24 170
October '24 Oct '24 215
September '24 Sep '24 154
August '24 Aug '24 190
July '24 Jul '24 203
June '24 Jun '24 166
May '24 May '24 166
April '24 Apr '24 201
March '24 Mar '24 141

Number of Purchase Loans i

101

(Feb 2025)

+12.2%

year-over-year

y-o-y

February '25 Feb '25 101
January '25 Jan '25 102
December '24 Dec '24 132
November '24 Nov '24 129
October '24 Oct '24 179
September '24 Sep '24 126
August '24 Aug '24 181
July '24 Jul '24 145
June '24 Jun '24 139
May '24 May '24 152
April '24 Apr '24 131
March '24 Mar '24 128

Number of REFI Loans i

80

(Feb 2025)

+14.3%

year-over-year

y-o-y

February '25 Feb '25 80
January '25 Jan '25 91
December '24 Dec '24 87
November '24 Nov '24 96
October '24 Oct '24 133
September '24 Sep '24 79
August '24 Aug '24 99
July '24 Jul '24 62
June '24 Jun '24 73
May '24 May '24 80
April '24 Apr '24 68
March '24 Mar '24 61

Number of HELOC Loans i

52

(Feb 2025)

+30%

year-over-year

y-o-y

February '25 Feb '25 52
January '25 Jan '25 50
December '24 Dec '24 43
November '24 Nov '24 39
October '24 Oct '24 81
September '24 Sep '24 46
August '24 Aug '24 53
July '24 Jul '24 59
June '24 Jun '24 51
May '24 May '24 72
April '24 Apr '24 41
March '24 Mar '24 45

Santa Cruz County, CA Real Estate Market Overview

Last 30 days

City

Median Est. Value
City

Median Est. Value
City

Median Est. Value

Aptos

$1,157,000 $656.55/sqft
Ben Lomond

$932,450 $564.37/sqft
Boulder Creek

$701,900 $464.32/sqft
Brookdale

$811,350 $500.44/sqft
Capitola

$1,336,875 $878.79/sqft
Davenport

$936,250 $581.25/sqft
Felton

$793,350 $547.19/sqft
Freedom

$806,750 $584.37/sqft
Mount Hermon

$1,000,850 $692.39/sqft
Santa Cruz

$1,391,750 $818.65/sqft
Scotts Valley

$1,295,625 $596.39/sqft
Soquel

$1,243,000 $614.76/sqft
Watsonville

$815,250 $482.66/sqft
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Santa Cruz County, CA Foreclosure Activity

There were a total of 1 Santa Cruz County, CA properties with a foreclosure filing in February 2025.

Total Foreclosure Filings i

1

(Feb 2025)

year-over-year

y-o-y

February '25 Feb '25 1
January '25 Jan '25 1
December '24 Dec '24 1
November '24 Nov '24 1
October '24 Oct '24 2
September '24 Sep '24 N/A
August '24 Aug '24 2
July '24 Jul '24 N/A
June '24 Jun '24 2
May '24 May '24 4
April '24 Apr '24 1
March '24 Mar '24 2

Foreclosure Starts i

February '25 Feb '25 N/A
January '25 Jan '25 1
December '24 Dec '24 N/A
November '24 Nov '24 N/A
October '24 Oct '24 N/A
September '24 Sep '24 N/A
August '24 Aug '24 N/A
July '24 Jul '24 N/A
June '24 Jun '24 1
May '24 May '24 1
April '24 Apr '24 N/A
March '24 Mar '24 1

Completed Foreclosures (REOs) i

2

(Feb 2025)

-33.3%

year-over-year

y-o-y

February '25 Feb '25 2
January '25 Jan '25 N/A
December '24 Dec '24 1
November '24 Nov '24 2
October '24 Oct '24 N/A
September '24 Sep '24 1
August '24 Aug '24 1
July '24 Jul '24 5
June '24 Jun '24 N/A
May '24 May '24 N/A
April '24 Apr '24 2
March '24 Mar '24 N/A

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