Santa Cruz housing market,
at a glance.

124 active homes·$1,399,000 median asking·36 median days listed

Updated September 17, 2026. Active asking prices only, not sold prices, and not an appraisal.

Santa Cruz market snapshot

As of September 17, 2026

124
Active homes
3 new in 7 days
$1,399,000
Median asking price
$220,000–$10,999,000
$841/sq ft
Median price per sq ft
1,539 sq ft typical
36 days
Median days listed
typically built 1977
What stands out today
  • 27%
    listed over 90 days
    34 of 124 active homes.
  • 71%
    single family inventory
    88 of 124 listings with a stated type.
  • 47 days
    median for 4 bed listings
    The longest wait of any bedroom band here.

Explore Santa Cruz by ZIP

Bubble size is the number of homes for sale. Pick one on the map or scroll the cards.

ZIP markets

3 in Santa Cruz · scroll to compare
95060Santa Cruz
$1,349,000
Median asking price
For sale
67
$/sq ft
$801
Days listed
51
4% below the Santa Cruz median
Explore 95060
95062Santa Cruz
$1,727,000
Median asking price
For sale
40
$/sq ft
$1,085
Days listed
22
23% above the Santa Cruz median
Explore 95062
95065Santa Cruz
$1,399,000
Median asking price
For sale
17
$/sq ft
$797
Days listed
29
Level with the Santa Cruz median
Explore 95065

By bedroom count

4 bed listings wait longest: a median of 47 days, against 25 for 3 bed.

Houses, condos and townhouses, 124 of 124 active homes. Whole buildings and land have no bedroom count; they are in Property mix.

BedroomsFor saleMedian askingDays listed
1 bed13$549,00045 days
2 bed32$889,50035 days
3 bed45$1,650,00025 days
4 bed26$2,582,50047 days
5+ bedlow sample8$1,998,50038 days

Inventory age

27% of active homes have been listed more than 90 days. This reflects today's active inventory, not a trend over time.

61%
12%
27%
Under 60 days
61%
76 homes
60–90 days
12%
14 homes
Over 90 days
27%
34 homes

Property mix

Single Family homes are 71% of what is for sale.

Listings by property typeranked by count · median asking price under each label
Listings by property typeranked by count · median asking price under each label
Single Family$1,898,500
8871%
Condo$699,000
2722%
Townhouse$819,000
97%

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Ordered by active listings, not by any view of where to buy.

Active asking prices only, not sold prices, and not an appraisal.About this data
  • Active asking prices only — not sold prices, and not an appraisal.
  • Coverage is the areas EuKreate tracks, so this is not the whole market.
  • How many homes went off the market is not shown: we have not been watching this area long enough for that number to mean anything.
  • Whether a home is under contract is not in the data we receive, so no pending count is shown.
  • No trend yet: we began measuring this area on 2026-09-14, and a change needs two measurements.
  • EuKreate began tracking Santa Cruz on September 14, 2026. Movement appears once there are enough daily readings to compare.

How this is put together