Santa Cruz County, California — cities by momentum

All states·California·Santa Cruz County

8 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

8
Cities tracked
163,642
Combined population
$1,278,364
Median home (county)
1
Rising / Hot

Santa Cruz County, California has 8 tracked cities with a combined population of 163,642. The median home value across these cities is $1,278,364.

The highest-momentum city in the county is Soquel, with a composite score of 63 (Rising) — median home $1,350,540, +3.3% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is Boulder Creek at $741,646.

Soquel

pop 9,980
63
Rising$1,350,540 · +3.3%

Ben Lomond

pop 6,337
58
Stable$931,171 · +3.1%

Santa Cruz

pop 62,581
57
Stable$1,357,178 · +2.9%

Aptos

pop 6,664
57
Stable$1,355,859 · -0.0%

Watsonville

pop 51,320
56
Stable$832,640 · +0.1%

Scotts Valley

pop 11,828
56
Stable$1,278,364 · +2.2%

Capitola

pop 9,503
55
Stable$1,250,253 · +1.6%

Boulder Creek

pop 5,429
42
Cooling$741,646 · -1.2%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
60° / 41°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
82° / 60°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
258
~71% of year
Annual precip
22″ rain
8″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Very low
Wildfire
Very high
Earthquake
Very high
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.