Market Update

Santa Cruz

Q3 2025

Residential Property Snapshot

Single Family Homes & Condos | Q3 2025
Med. Sales Price
$1.25m
2% less than in
Q3 2024
Avg. Days On Market
41
24% more than in
Q3 2024
Closed Sales
457
8% more than in
Q3 2024
Inventory
518
19% more than in
Q3 2024
Closed
New
Inventory

Closed Sales by Price

  • Single Family Homes
  • Condos
 |  Q3 2025
Closed Sales by Price — underlying data
Closed Under $1m33.3%
Q3 '25152
Q3 '24143
1YR CHANGE+6%
Closed $1m - $3m62.6%
Q3 '25286
Q3 '24263
1YR CHANGE+9%
Closed $3m - $5m3.7%
Q3 '2517
Q3 '2413
1YR CHANGE+31%
Closed Over $5m0.4%
Q3 '252
Q3 '243
1YR CHANGE-33%
By Year
By Price

Market Data by Year

  • Single Family Homes
  • Condos

 |  Q3 2025

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'24 - '25
Inventory
Inventory represents the number of active properties on the market at the end of the quarter
19%
New Listings
New Listings represents the number of properties listed during the quarter.
-1%
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
8%
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.
24%

15 Communities

Communities

Aptos

Median
$1.35m
DOM
43
Sales
81
Inv
90

Ben Lomond

Median
$1.17m
DOM
41
Sales
14
Inv
16

Boulder Creek

Median
$627k
DOM
54
Sales
20
Inv
29

Brookdale

Median
n/a
DOM
0
Sales
0
Inv
8

Capitola

Median
$1.55m
DOM
42
Sales
30
Inv
23

Corralitos

Median
$1.11m
DOM
26
Sales
3
Inv
12

Davenport

Median
n/a
DOM
0
Sales
0
Inv
4

Felton

Median
$971k
DOM
33
Sales
16
Inv
9

Freedom

Median
$774k
DOM
35
Sales
8
Inv
1

La Selva Beach

Median
$1.83m
DOM
70
Sales
6
Inv
10

Los Gatos Mountains

Median
$1.38m
DOM
90
Sales
33
Inv
53

Santa Cruz

Median
$1.5m
DOM
33
Sales
143
Inv
102

Scotts Valley

Median
$1.27m
DOM
37
Sales
30
Inv
32

Soquel

Median
$1.45m
DOM
25
Sales
15
Inv
12

Watsonville

Median
$905k
DOM
54
Sales
67
Inv
101

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 Sep 30, 2025 end of day. This report was last updated Oct 6, 2025.

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