Housing in Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area, California

The median home cost in Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area is $834,900. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 45.8%. Home Appreciation in Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area is up 2.2%. Browse Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area Real Estate

Average Age of Homes

- The median age of Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area real estate is 41 years old

The Rental Market in Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area

- Renters make up 37.6% of the Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area population
- 0.7% of houses and apartments in Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro Area, are available to rent

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HOUSING	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	United States
Median Home Age	45	40
Median Home Cost	$834,900	$231,200
Home Appr. Last 12 months	2.2%	6.7%
Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.	43.6%	35.6%
Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.	45.8%	27.4%
Property Tax Rate	$6.59	$11.78
Property Taxes Paid	$5,502	$2,724
Homes Owned	54.0%	56.0%
Housing Vacant	9.5%	12.2%
Homes Rented	36.5%	31.8%
AVERAGE RENT FOR HOME OR APARTMENT
Average Rent	$3,061	$1,470
Studio Apartment	$1,567	$821
1 Bedroom Home or Apartment	$1,844	$930
2 Bedroom Home or Apartment	$2,439	$1,148
3 Bedroom Home or Apartment	$3,241	$1,537
4 Bedroom Home or Apartment	$3,701	$1,791
VACANT HOUSING
Vacant For Rent	0.7%	2.1%
Vacant Rented	0.5%	0.5%
Vacant For Sale	0.4%	1.0%
Vacant Sold	0.2%	0.5%
Vacant Vacation	5.2%	4.0%
Vacant Other	2.6%	4.2%
VALUE OF OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING
Less Than $20,000	1.3%	3.5%
$20,000 to $39,999	0.5%	3.1%
$40,000 to $59,999	0.5%	3.9%
$60,000 to $79,999	0.6%	5.4%
$80,000 to $99,999	1.1%	6.3%
$100,000 to $149,999	1.7%	14.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	1.9%	14.6%
$200,000 to $299,999	4.9%	18.7%
$300,000 to $399,999	8.7%	11.0%
$400,000 to $499,999	11.3%	6.2%
$500,000 to $749,999	27.2%	7.0%
$750,000 to $999,999	24.3%	2.7%
$1,000,000 to $1,499,999	10.2%	1.5%
$1,500,000 to $1,999,999	3.1%	0.5%
$2,000,000 and over	2.6%	0.7%