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city · Census GEOID 0669112
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Santa Cruz, CA is a city in Santa Cruz County, California — this guide covers houses in Santa Cruz and the whole local market: resale homes, condos, land, and new construction.
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Place type
city
County
Santa Cruz County
Map pin
36.974385, -122.035268
Census GEOID
0669112
Land area
12.74 sq mi
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Nearby communities include Pasatiempo, Paradise Park, Twin Lakes, Live Oak, Pleasure Point, Capitola, Soquel, Felton, Mount Hermon, Scotts Valley, Seacliff, Bonny Doon, Ben Lomond, Aptos, Zayante, Rio del Mar.
Pasatiempo market data
Nearby city · ~2.1 mi
Paradise Park market data
Nearby city · ~2.2 mi
Twin Lakes market data
Nearby city · ~2.6 mi
Live Oak market data
Nearby city · ~3.1 mi
Pleasure Point market data
Nearby city · ~3.7 mi
Capitola market data
Nearby city · ~4.5 mi
Soquel market data
Nearby city · ~5.1 mi
Felton market data
Nearby city · ~5.1 mi
Mount Hermon market data
Nearby city · ~5.4 mi
Scotts Valley market data
Nearby city · ~5.8 mi
Seacliff market data
Nearby city · ~6.4 mi
Bonny Doon market data
Nearby city · ~7.4 mi
Ben Lomond market data
Nearby city · ~7.7 mi
Aptos market data
Nearby city · ~7.9 mi
Zayante market data
Nearby city · ~7.9 mi
Rio del Mar market data
Nearby city · ~8.4 mi
Adjacent-county Census places with USAHouses.com pages: Lexington Hills (~13.0 mi), Pajaro (~17.0 mi), Moss Landing (~18.0 mi), Los Gatos (~18.2 mi), Las Lomas (~18.3 mi), Monte Sereno (~18.6 mi), Saratoga (~20.3 mi), Cambrian Park (~20.3 mi), Elkhorn (~20.8 mi), Castroville (~21.3 mi), Campbell (~21.6 mi), Aromas (~23.4 mi), Prunedale (~23.8 mi), Cupertino (~23.8 mi), Fruitdale (~23.9 mi), Morgan Hill (~24.3 mi).
Census & home facts
Santa Cruz data from published sources
County FHFA annual change (2025)
0.27%
Census place type
city
County
Santa Cruz County
Land area (Census Gazetteer 2024)
12.74 sq mi
Census GEOID
0669112
Census ACS, FHFA, and FRED figures are labeled with the year present in existing CSVs. Subject to change / confirm locally.
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