September 2026 Report
Single Family Homes in Santa Cruz County, All Cities, All Neighborhoods Change >
Average Price$1,295,080
-9.7%
Pending Properties151
+1.3%
Sale/List Price Ratio98.9%
-1.1%
Trends at a Glance
| Trends At a Glance |
Sep 2026 |
Previous Month |
Year-over-Year |
| Median Price |
$1,200,000 (-11.1%) |
$1,350,000 |
$1,215,000 (-1.2%) |
| Average Price |
$1,295,080 (-9.7%) |
$1,434,160 |
$1,406,770 (-7.9%) |
| No. of Sales |
115 (+8.5%) |
106 |
127 (-9.4%) |
| Pending |
151 (+1.3%) |
149 |
148 (+2.0%) |
| Active |
369 (+7.9%) |
342 |
367 (+0.5%) |
| Sale vs. List Price |
98.9% (-1.1%) |
100.0% |
98.5% (+0.4%) |
| Days on Market |
40 (+3.1%) |
39 |
44 (-8.7%) |
| Days of Inventory |
93 (-3.9%) |
97 |
84 (+11.0%) |
Market Commentary
Sales of single-family, re-sale homes were down 9.4% compared to last September. There were 115 homes sold in Santa Cruz County last month. The average since 2000 is 157.
The median sales price for single-family, re-sale homes was down 1.2% year-over-year last month.
The average sales price fell 7.9%, year-over-year.
Inventory was up 0.5% compared to last September.
As of October 5th, there were 369 homes for sale in Santa Cruz County. The average since January 2003 is 681.
The sales price to list price ratio fell from 100% to 98.9%.
One hundred and fifty-one homes went into escrow last month.
Days of Inventory fell from 97 to 93. The average since 2003 is one hundred and thirty-nine.
Days on market was thirty-nine. That is the time from when a home is listed to when it goes into contract.
The median sales price for condos fell 14.5% year-over-year. The average sales price fell 13.6%.
Condo sales were down 25.7% year-over-year. Twenty-six condos were sold last month.
Inventory was down 20.7%.
As of October 5th, there were ninety-six for sale in Santa Cruz County. The average since January 2003 is 141.
Days of inventory fell from one hundred & twenty-five to one hundred & seven.
It took thirty-seven days, on average, to sell a condo last month.
Also, if you go to my on-line report and click on Recent Sales & Listings, you will see what has sold, what is for sale and what is pending in your neighborhood.
If you are planning on selling your property, call me for a free comparative market analysis.