Market Update

Santa Cruz

Q4 2025

Residential Property Snapshot

Single Family Homes & Condos | Q4 2025
Med. Sales Price
$1.21m
4% less than in
Q4 2024
Avg. Days On Market
57
46% more than in
Q4 2024
Closed Sales
372
2% 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 '25144
Q4 '24133
1YR CHANGE+8%
Closed $1m - $3m57.5%
Q4 '25214
Q4 '24229
1YR CHANGE-7%
Closed $3m - $5m3.0%
Q4 '2511
Q4 '2413
1YR CHANGE-15%
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
-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.
46%

15 Communities

Communities

Aptos

Median
$1.6m
DOM
66
Sales
79
Inv
45

Ben Lomond

Median
$1m
DOM
47
Sales
14
Inv
7

Boulder Creek

Median
$553k
DOM
60
Sales
12
Inv
16

Brookdale

Median
$642k
DOM
82
Sales
2
Inv
3

Capitola

Median
$1.5m
DOM
37
Sales
19
Inv
5

Corralitos

Median
$1.05m
DOM
97
Sales
5
Inv
3

Davenport

Median
n/a
DOM
0
Sales
0
Inv
1

Felton

Median
$799k
DOM
69
Sales
8
Inv
5

Freedom

Median
$569k
DOM
8
Sales
1

La Selva Beach

Median
$1.9m
DOM
68
Sales
5
Inv
3

Los Gatos Mountains

Median
$1.14m
DOM
81
Sales
22
Inv
32

Santa Cruz

Median
$1.34m
DOM
44
Sales
100
Inv
62

Scotts Valley

Median
$1.26m
DOM
45
Sales
26
Inv
8

Soquel

Median
$1.23m
DOM
31
Sales
11
Inv
4

Watsonville

Median
$850k
DOM
66
Sales
73
Inv
47

Data provided by Bay East Association of REALTORS/Bridge MLS, Contra Costa, San Francisco Association of REALTORS, MLS Listings Inc, and Bay Area Real Estate Information Services MLS. 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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