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Today: September 22, 2025

Current Price

$1,316,611

1 Month Forecast

$1,326,844

1-Year Forecast *

$1,433,320

5-Year Forecast *

$1,515,672

"Is it a good time to buy homes in Santa Cruz?" "Does investing in real estate in Santa Cruz (California State, Santa Cruz County) worth it?" According to our live Forecast System, buying a house in Santa Cruz is a acceptable short-term (1-year) investment*. The Santa Cruz average house/property forecasts are updated every month with the latest median property prices by smart technical real estate market analysis. Q&A about "Santa Cruz" projections.
At Walletinvestor.com we predict future home values/prices with real estate market analysis for a wide selection of properties, for example houses in Santa Cruz in California State, Santa Cruz County. If you are looking for homes for sale with good flipping profit, Santa Cruz can be a profitable property investment option. The median price of an average house in Santa Cruz was 1,316,611 USD on 2025-09-22. Based on our forecasts, a long-term increase is expected, the predicted price of an average home in the "Santa Cruz" area is 1,515,672 USD by 2030-09-22. For a 5-year investment the profit is expected to be around +15.12% meaning that investing 100000 USD today may yield a profit of 15,119 USD by 2030.

Current Median Listing Price: 1,316,611 USD Median Listing Price Per Square Foot: 731 USD

Santa Cruz Real Estate Forecast Chart, Short-Term Housing Market Forecast for The Upcoming Months and Year

The short-term real estate market forecast is based on the median home listing prices from the last 5 years.

Santa Cruz (California State) Forecast Chart, Long-Term Predictions for Next Months and Years: 2025-2031

The long-term housing forecast is based on all the available median listing price recorded up to today.

Santa Cruz Price Target

Santa Cruz median home price target in 12 months: $1,433,320* (upside of 8.9%)

14 Years Historical Data

DateOpening priceClosing priceMinimum priceMaximum price
2025 $1,336,309 $1,317,045 $1,317,045 $1,336,309
2024 $1,306,177 $1,316,611 $1,306,177 $1,333,161
2023 $1,284,235 $1,310,044 $1,254,590 $1,316,563
2022 $1,276,181 $1,301,230 $1,276,181 $1,421,485
2021 $1,047,313 $1,250,570 $1,047,313 $1,250,570
2020 $950,645 $1,029,522 $950,645 $1,029,522
2019 $971,589 $950,277 $950,277 $971,589
2018 $943,958 $977,083 $943,958 $980,290
2017 $864,762 $932,448 $864,762 $932,448
2016 $809,788 $855,765 $809,788 $855,765
2015 $730,162 $802,726 $730,162 $802,726
2014 $657,878 $722,052 $657,878 $722,052
2013 $588,770 $651,912 $588,770 $651,912
2012 $544,364 $580,315 $543,232 $580,315

Questions & Answers about the Santa Cruz Housing Market Forecast

How much does an average home cost in Santa Cruz today?

The value of an average home (the listing price) in Santa Cruz is $1,316,611 USD.

What is the average price per square foot in Santa Cruz?

According to Walletinvestor the median price per square foot in Santa Cruz is 731 USD.

Will the median listing price of homes in Santa Cruz grow / rise / go up?

Yes. The Santa Cruz home prices may rise from 1,316,611 USD to 1,433,320 USD in one year.

Is it profitable to invest in Santa Cruz homes?

Yes. The long-term profit potential is +8.86% in one year.

Will Santa Cruz house prices fall / drop?

No. See above.

What is the predicted price of a Santa Cruz home in 2030?

The predicted home sales price of a Santa Cruz home in 2030 in Santa Cruz is 1,515,672 USD.

What is the predicted price of a Santa Cruz home in 2035?

The predicted home sales price of a Santa Cruz home in 2035 in Santa Cruz is 1,744,255 USD.

Will real estate prices decrease in Santa Cruz?

According to our analysis, it is unlikely to happen.

Short-Term Outlook Based On The Last 12 Months

Santa Cruz is the 478. largest city in the United States, located in California State.

During the last 12 months the real estate prices in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz decreased, looking at the past 12 months.

According to Walletinvestor's Santa Cruz real estate market research, home values will increase in the next 12 months.

Median home values decreased by 1.235% to 1,316,611 USD, between 2024-09-22 and 2025-09-22

The average annual profit of property investment was:

  • 9.724% in 2020
  • 8.434% in 2021
  • 9.854% in 2022
  • 8.074% in 2023
  • 7.634% in 2024
  • 7.014% in 2025

Based on our Santa Cruz real estate market research and report the predicted sales prices will increase by 133.806% in the next 10 years.

Over the last 12 months, the value of homes in Santa Cruz fluctuated: increasing 1 times and decreasing 9 times.

Santa Cruz (California) Housing Market Price Prediction, Forecast for next months and years

Below you will find the price predictions for 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033.

Date Average price Minimum price Maximum price
Santa Cruz Housing Market Forecast with Real Estate Prices for 2025
August 2025 1326844 1216716 1436972
September 2025 1336715 1264533 1408898
October 2025 1346661 1257781 1435540
November 2025 1356680 1252216 1461145
December 2025 1366774 1276567 1456981
Santa Cruz Housing Market Forecast with Real Estate Prices for 2026
January 2026 1376943 1242003 1511883
February 2026 1387188 1309505 1464870
March 2026 1397509 1319248 1475769
April 2026 1407906 1331879 1483933
May 2026 1418381 1312003 1524760
June 2026 1428934 1304617 1553252
July 2026 1433320 1331554 1535086
August 2026 1442554 1361771 1523337
September 2026 1453287 1338477 1568096
October 2026 1464099 1383574 1544625
November 2026 1474992 1355518 1594467
December 2026 1485967 1362631 1609302
Santa Cruz Housing Market Forecast with Real Estate Prices for 2027
January 2027 1497022 1393728 1600317
February 2027 1508160 1413146 1603175
March 2027 1519381 1378079 1660684
April 2027 1522147 1386676 1657618
May 2027 1514025 1429240 1598810
June 2027 1505946 1397518 1614374
July 2027 1497910 1396052 1599768
August 2027 1489917 1354335 1625500
September 2027 1481967 1360446 1603488
October 2027 1474059 1334023 1614095
November 2027 1466193 1388485 1543901
December 2027 1458369 1350450 1566289
Santa Cruz Housing Market Forecast with Real Estate Prices for 2028
January 2028 1450587 1306979 1594196
February 2028 1448583 1351528 1545638
March 2028 1454889 1328314 1581465
April 2028 1465714 1358717 1572711
May 2028 1476619 1349630 1603608
June 2028 1487605 1379010 1596201
July 2028 1498673 1372785 1624562
August 2028 1503965 1358081 1649850
September 2028 1502636 1412478 1592794
October 2028 1496519 1397749 1595289
November 2028 1492101 1384670 1599532
December 2028 1493440 1400847 1586033
Santa Cruz Housing Market Forecast with Real Estate Prices for 2029
January 2029 1501964 1368289 1635639
February 2029 1512780 1363015 1662545
March 2029 1518989 1368609 1669369
April 2029 1520939 1409910 1631968
May 2029 1521870 1445777 1597964
June 2029 1522926 1443734 1602118
July 2029 1522835 1375120 1670550
August 2029 1517595 1394670 1640520
September 2029 1511240 1431144 1591336
October 2029 1504021 1406260 1601782
November 2029 1515211 1368236 1662187
December 2029 1509729 1422165 1597294
Santa Cruz Housing Market Forecast with Real Estate Prices for 2030
January 2030 1503735 1421029 1586440
February 2030 1500379 1396853 1603905
March 2030 1497691 1359903 1635478
April 2030 1493965 1344568 1643361
May 2030 1493368 1394805 1591930
June 2030 1504478 1361553 1647404
July 2030 1515672 1403512 1627832
August 2030 1526949 1389523 1664374
September 2030 1538309 1430628 1645991
October 2030 1549755 1394779 1704730
November 2030 1561285 1466047 1656524
December 2030 1572901 1458080 1687723
Santa Cruz Housing Market Forecast with Real Estate Prices for 2031
January 2031 1584604 1440405 1728803
February 2031 1596394 1475068 1717720
March 2031 1608271 1471568 1744974
April 2031 1620237 1461454 1779020
May 2031 1625210 1469190 1781230
June 2031 1635680 1477019 1794341
July 2031 1647849 1486360 1809339
August 2031 1660110 1502399 1817820
September 2031 1672461 1523612 1821310
October 2031 1684904 1541688 1828121
November 2031 1697440 1556553 1838328
December 2031 1710070 1552743 1867396
Santa Cruz Housing Market Forecast with Real Estate Prices for 2032
January 2032 1722793 1636653 1808932
February 2032 1725929 1561966 1889892
March 2032 1716719 1550198 1883241
April 2032 1707559 1570954 1844163
May 2032 1698447 1543888 1853006
June 2032 1689384 1547476 1831292
July 2032 1680369 1537538 1823201
August 2032 1671403 1566104 1776701
September 2032 1662484 1499560 1825407
October 2032 1653613 1570932 1736293
November 2032 1644789 1504982 1784596
December 2032 1642516 1553821 1731212
Santa Cruz Housing Market Forecast with Real Estate Prices for 2033
January 2033 1649667 1496248 1803086
February 2033 1661940 1542281 1781600
March 2033 1674306 1506875 1841736
April 2033 1686763 1560255 1813270
May 2033 1699312 1585458 1813166
June 2033 1705313 1560361 1850264
July 2033 1703805 1593058 1814553

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