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Metro housing market

Santa Cruz, CA housing market

The latest Santa Cruz, CA home prices, inventory, and days on market. The typical home here is 49.2% higher than the California state average and 212.5% higher than the U.S. typical value.

Data as of May 2026.

Latest market snapshot

Home value

$1.2M

May 2026

Days on market

17 days

May 2026

Inventory

581

May 2026

What the numbers say

  • ·Typical home value (ZHVI) is $1,157,157 — +0.4% month over month, +2.9% year over year.
  • ·Median days on market is 17 days — -10.5% month over month, -5.6% year over year.
  • ·Homes for sale is 581 — +15.7% month over month, -12.9% year over year.

13-month trends

Typical home value (ZHVI)May 2025May 2026
Santa Cruz, CA Typical home value (ZHVI) — trailing 13 months$1.2M
Not enough data to chart median sale price yet.
Median days on marketMay 2025May 2026
Santa Cruz, CA Median days on market — trailing 13 months17 days
Homes for saleMay 2025May 2026
Santa Cruz, CA Homes for sale — trailing 13 months581

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Sources & methodology

Every figure on this page is drawn from authoritative public housing and mortgage data, refreshed monthly. Home values shown as ZHVI are a smoothed typical-value index, not raw sale prices. We cite openly so you can verify.