Market Update

Santa Cruz County

Q4 2025

Residential Property Snapshot

Single Family Homes & Condos | Q4 2025
Med. Sales Price
$1.21m
3% less than in
Q4 2024
Avg. Days On Market
0
Data unavailable for
Q4 2024
Closed Sales
362
1% fewer than in
Q4 2024
Inventory
227
10% fewer than in
Q4 2024
Closed
New
Inventory

Closed Sales by Price

  • Single Family Homes
  • Condos
 |  Q4 2025
Closed Sales by Price — underlying data
Closed Under $1m38.7%
Q4 '25140
Q4 '24131
1YR CHANGE+7%
Closed $1m - $3m57.5%
Q4 '25208
Q4 '24221
1YR CHANGE-6%
Closed $3m - $5m3.0%
Q4 '2511
Q4 '249
1YR CHANGE+22%
Closed Over $5m0.8%
Q4 '253
Q4 '243
1YR CHANGE0%
By Year
By Price

Market Data by Year

  • Single Family Homes
  • Condos

 |  Q4 2025

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'24 - '25
Inventory
Inventory represents the number of active properties on the market at the end of the quarter
-10%
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.
-7%
Closed Sales
-1%
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.
n/a

6 Communities

Communities

Aptos

Median
$1.5m
DOM
0
Sales
16
Inv
2

Capitola

Median
$1.5m
DOM
0
Sales
19
Inv
5

Santa Cruz

Median
$1.31m
DOM
0
Sales
58
Inv
23

Scotts Valley

Median
$1.38m
DOM
0
Sales
16
Inv
4

Soquel

Median
$1.23m
DOM
0
Sales
11
Inv
4

Watsonville

Median
$710k
DOM
0
Sales
24
Inv
13

Data provided by MLS Listings Inc. All information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Data is based on the closed date as of Dec 31, 2025 end of day. This report was last updated Jan 5, 2026.

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