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Median home value in Santa Cruz, CA

Median home value in Santa Cruz, CA was $1,209,000 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2023. That is the 63rd highest of 376 cities in 2024.

2024, USD1,209,000
Change on 2023+2.4%
Rank63rd of 376Cities in California ranked
Series high1,209,0002024
Series low933,0002021

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Median home value in Santa Cruz, CA, 2021 to 2024

900K1M1.1M1.2M1.3M20212022202320242021: 933,000 USD2022: 1,116,100 USD2023: 1,180,100 USD2024: 1,209,000 USD
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
PeriodUSD
20241,209,000
20231,180,100
20221,116,100
2021933,000

Compared with California and United States

Place2024
Santa Cruz, CA1,209,000
California734,700
United States332,700

Rankings

Definition

Value of owner-occupied housing units at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period. Value is the owner's estimate of what the home and lot would sell for. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Owners' estimates, not sale prices. For price changes use the FHFA house price indexes.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Median home value, Santa Cruz, CA, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Median home value, Santa Cruz, CA, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-home-value/santa-cruz-ca. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Median home value, Santa Cruz, CA, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-home-value/santa-cruz-ca.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Median home value, Santa Cruz, CA, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/median-home-value/santa-cruz-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Median home value, Santa Cruz, CA, 2021 to 2024}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-home-value/santa-cruz-ca. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the median home value in Santa Cruz, CA?

Median home value in Santa Cruz, CA was $1,209,000 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2023. That is the 63rd highest of 376 cities in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest median home value in Santa Cruz, CA?

$1,209,000 in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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