June 2026 Market Refresh.
Last updated: July 23, 2026
This is the current source-backed market panel. Any earlier dated Redfin or Zillow figures elsewhere on this report are supplemental historical snapshots only, not the current refresh.
| Redfin median sale price | $1,474,198 |
|---|---|
| Year over year | +5.30% |
| Median days on market | 12 median days on market |
| Homes sold | 95 homes sold |
| Zillow ZHVI | $1,365,773 (+4.26% YoY) |
Santa Cruz CA Redfin median sale price: $1,474,198 (+5.30% YoY), 12 median days on market, 95 homes sold for the rolling three months ending 2026-06-30 (Redfin Data Center; source updated 2026-07-03). Santa Cruz CA Zillow ZHVI: $1,365,773 (+4.26% YoY) as of 2026-06-30 (Zillow Research). Zillow source label: Zillow Research exact Santa Cruz city ZHVI as of 2026-06-30. Source scope: Redfin Data Center exact Santa Cruz city row, rolling three months ending 2026-06-30; source updated 2026-07-03. Route santa-cruz-ca uses Redfin exact Santa Cruz, CA city grain. Zillow uses exact Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County city grain. June 2026 primary fields only; older on-page figures remain supplemental context unless separately dated. Market data is background context only; property-specific value still depends on condition, title, occupancy, repairs, payoff, liens, and closing timeline.
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Santa Cruz Market Data Snapshot
Source-separated market context for Santa Cruz sellers comparing a cash offer with listing, repairs, waiting, or tenant/inherited-property issues.
Market data sources
How to read Santa Cruz market data
Realtor.com April 2026 county/CBSA listing context
Realtor.com’s April 2026 county/CBSA listing context for santa cruz, ca / Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA showed broader market-priority rank #384, median listing price around $1.2M, and median days on market about 33.5 days. Use this as dated broader-market context only, not a prediction for one Santa Cruz house.
Source: Realtor.com public county/CBSA listing dataset; dated broader-market context only, not a property-specific value claim.
Redfin source-stated market context
Redfin public Santa Cruz housing-market context showed recent average house price around $1.45M; use it at the source's stated geography, not a property-specific value promise.
Source: Redfin public housing-market page; use only at the geography stated by the source.
Realtor.com local listing context
Realtor.com Santa Cruz County, CA public market context showed median listing price around $1.2M; use it as listing and inventory context separate from county listing-priority. It is comparison context only, not a property-specific value or offer promise.
Source: Realtor.com public local listing/search context; separate from Redfin, Zillow, and county/CBSA data.
Zillow home-value model context
Zillow Santa Cruz County, CA home-value context showed average home value around $1,157,195; it is model context only, not an offer promise.
Source: Zillow public home-value page; model context only, not an offer promise.
Official local records
Official Santa Cruz County links cover property records, deed/recorder paths, taxes, court/probate, sheriff, and related title or authority questions where available.
Specific title, tax, court, tenant, probate, and authority questions need official review.
Helpful Santa Cruz public data links
- Realtor.com county hotness source filerealtor.com county hotness CSV
- Redfin Santa Cruz housing marketredfin.com
- Realtor.com Santa Cruz real estaterealtor.com
- Zillow Santa Cruz home valueszillow.com
- Santa Cruz County official websitesantacruzcountyca.gov
- Santa Cruz County Recorderrecorder.santacruzcountyca.gov
- Santa Cruz County Assessorassessor.santacruzcountyca.gov
- Santa Cruz County property informationsantacruzcountyca.gov
- Santa Cruz County Tax Collectorsantacruzcountyca.gov
Use market data as a starting point. Specific property, title, tax, tenant, probate, and court facts need review before closing.
How to use this market data
Redfin, Zillow, Realtor.com, and official Santa Cruz County records answer different questions. Redfin sale snapshots help with recent buyer activity. Zillow home-value context is a separate valuation model. Realtor.com county hotness and local listing data explain market-priority context. County records are for property, tax, court, probate, and sheriff-process checks. None of these sources guarantees the value, timeline, or legal status of one house.
Cash offer vs. listing context
A clean, updated, easy-to-show Santa Cruz house may still do well with a local agent. A repair-heavy, inherited, vacant, tenant-occupied, or deadline-driven house may need a direct review. Compare net proceeds after commission, repairs, concessions, utilities, taxes, insurance, cleanout, and holding time. Then compare certainty, privacy, and no realtor hassle.
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