Market Update

Santa Cruz County

Q2 2026

Residential Property Snapshot

Single Family Homes & Condos | Q2 2026
Med. Sales Price
$1.21m
3% less than in
Q2 2025
Avg. Days On Market
36
16% more than in
Q2 2025
Closed Sales
437
2% more than in
Q2 2025
Inventory
414
Data unavailable for
Q2 2025
Closed
New
Inventory

Closed Sales by Price

  • Single Family Homes
  • Condos
 |  Q2 2026
Closed Sales by Price — underlying data
Closed Under $1m35.9%
Q2 '26157
Q2 '25153
1YR CHANGE+3%
Closed $1m - $3m59.7%
Q2 '26261
Q2 '25252
1YR CHANGE+4%
Closed $3m - $5m3.2%
Q2 '2614
Q2 '2523
1YR CHANGE-39%
Closed Over $5m1.1%
Q2 '265
Q2 '252
1YR CHANGE+150%
By Year
By Price

Market Data by Year

  • Single Family Homes
  • Condos

 |  Q2 2026

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'25 - '26
Inventory
Inventory represents the number of active properties on the market at the end of the quarter
-27%
New Listings
New Listings represents the number of properties listed during the quarter.
-16%
Months Supply of Inventory
Months' supply of inventory refers to the number of months it would take for the current inventory of homes on the market to sell given the current sales pace.
-26%
Closed Sales
2%
Average Days On Market
Average Days on Market represents the number of days that a property has been listed until a seller has accepted an offer and signed a contract.
16%

6 Communities

Communities

Aptos

Median
$775k
DOM
28
Sales
9
Inv
10

Capitola

Median
$1.42m
DOM
36
Sales
26
Inv
19

Santa Cruz

Median
$1.55m
DOM
29
Sales
73
Inv
50

Scotts Valley

Median
$1.46m
DOM
29
Sales
26
Inv
17

Soquel

Median
$1.46m
DOM
16
Sales
17
Inv
9

Watsonville

Median
$610k
DOM
32
Sales
27
Inv
20

Data provided by MLS Listings Inc. All information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Data is based on the closed date as of Jun 30, 2026 end of day. This report was last updated Jul 6, 2026.

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