April 2026 Report
Single Family Homes in Santa Cruz County, All Cities, All Neighborhoods Change >
Average Price$1,624,210
+17.6%
Pending Properties141
+18.5%
Sale/List Price Ratio101.4%
+1.3%
Trends at a Glance
| Trends At a Glance |
Apr 2026 |
Previous Month |
Year-over-Year |
| Median Price |
$1,375,000 (+5.8%) |
$1,300,000 |
$1,272,000 (+8.1%) |
| Average Price |
$1,624,210 (+17.6%) |
$1,381,550 |
$1,355,060 (+19.9%) |
| No. of Sales |
99 (+3.1%) |
96 |
116 (-14.7%) |
| Pending |
141 (+18.5%) |
119 |
125 (+12.8%) |
| Active |
295 (+17.1%) |
252 |
344 (-14.2%) |
| Sale vs. List Price |
101.4% (+1.3%) |
100.0% |
101.0% (+0.4%) |
| Days on Market |
42 (+5.3%) |
40 |
31 (+34.6%) |
| Days of Inventory |
86 (+9.7%) |
79 |
86 (+0.5%) |
Market Commentary
Sales of single-family, re-sale homes were down 14.7% compared to last April. There were 99 homes sold in Santa Cruz County last month. The average since 2000 is 157.
The median sales price for single-family, re-sale homes rose 8.1% year-over-year last month.
The average sales price rose 19.9%, year-over-year.
Inventory was down 14.2% compared to last April.
As of May 5th, there were 295 homes for sale in Santa Cruz County. The average since January 2003 is 681.
The sales price to list price ratio rose from 100% to 101.4%.
One hundred and forty-one homes went into escrow last month.
Days of Inventory rose from 79 to 86. The average since 2003 is one hundred and thirty-nine.
Days on market was forty-two. That is the time from when a home is listed to when it goes into contract.
The median sales price for condos fell 9.9% year-over-year. The average sales price fell 10.7%.
Condo sales were up 52.2% year-over-year. Thirty-five condos were sold last month.
Inventory was down 8%.
As of May 5th, there were one hundred and four condos for sale in Santa Cruz County. The average since January 2003 is 141.
Days of inventory fell from one hundred and fifty-five to eighty-six.
It took forty-one 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.