Altos Market Data for Realtors
Santa Cruz, CA
Single-Family Homes
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Santa Cruz, CA
Wed Aug 12 2026
This week the median list price for Santa Cruz, CA is $1,799,000 with the market action index hovering around 41. This is about the same as last month's market action index of 41. Inventory has decreased to 85.
Market Action Index
This answers “How’s the Market?” by comparing rate of sales versus inventory.
Slight Seller's Advantage
Market Narrative
Home sales have been exceeding new inventory for several weeks. However prices have not yet stopped falling. Since the market is already in the Seller’s zone, expect prices to level off very soon. Should the sales trend continue expect that prices could climb from there.
Real-Time Market Profile
| Median List Price | $1,799,000 | |
| Median Price of New Listings | $1,695,000 | |
| Per Square Foot | $944 | |
| Average Days on Market | 101 | |
| Median Days on Market | 70 | |
| Price Decreased | 36% | |
| Price Increased | 0% | |
| Relisted | 4% | |
| Inventory | 85 | |
| Median Rent | ||
| Market Action | 41 | |
| Slight Seller's Advantage | ||
The market has been on a downward trend in the last few weeks and this week, while essentially flat, doesn’t break us out of that cycle.
Market Segments
Each segment below represents approximately 25% of the market ordered by price.
| Median Price | Sq. Ft. | Lot Size | Beds | Bath | Age | New | Absorbed | DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,341,500 | 2,855 | 0.25 - 0.5 acre | 4 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 98 |
| $2,250,000 | 2,309 | 0.25 - 0.5 acre | 3 | 3 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 70 |
| $1,599,000 | 2,180 | 8,000 - 10,000 sqft | 3 | 3 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 56 |
| $1,250,000 | 1,291 | 4,500 - 6,500 sqft | 3 | 2 | 62 | 1 | 4 | 35 |