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$2,803 - 4,642

Chestnut Street

143 Chestnut St Santa Cruz, CA

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$2,400

815 Almar St

Santa Cruz, CA

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$5,125

Welcome To 1641 Escalona Drive ? A Sunlit Gem In Santa Cruz!

1641 Escalona Dr Santa Cruz, CA

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$5,500

Beachview Ave Beauty

128 Beachview Ave Santa Cruz, CA

3 BR | Available Now

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Natural Bridges

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$3,128 - 3,990

Pacific Shores

1240 Shaffer Road Santa Cruz, CA

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$1,750

224 Wilkes Cir

Santa Cruz, CA

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Neary Lagoon

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$5,800

Fully Furnished Charming Upper Westside Home With Canyon Views

165 Westview Ct Santa Cruz, CA

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$450

Garage Space For Rent

1332 Mission St Santa Cruz, CA

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West King Street

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$3,800

2 Bed 1.5 Condo On The Upper Westside Close To Ucsc

204 Castillion Ter Santa Cruz, CA

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Nobel

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$5,300

418 Pelton Ave

Santa Cruz, CA

3 BR | Available Now

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$3,650

2 Bed 1.5 Bath In Shelter Lagoon

121 Tree Frog Ln Santa Cruz, CA

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Neary Lagoon

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$3,300

Quiet 2 Bedroom With Loft/office As The 2nd Bedroom In Gated Community With Pool & Hot Tub. Near West Cliff

314 Everson Dr Santa Cruz, CA

2 BR | Jan. 4, 2025

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$2,950

Recently Upgraded, Bi-level Condo Downtown Coming Soon!

156 Everson Dr Santa Cruz, CA

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Neary Lagoon

$3,500

620.5 Laurel St

Santa Cruz, CA

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$5,300

3 Bed 2.5 Bath On The Upper Westside

407 Village Cir Santa Cruz, CA

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Spring Street

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$4,600

905 Nobel Dr

Santa Cruz, CA

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Nobel

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$3,850

337 Chestnut

337 Chestnut St Santa Cruz, CA

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Lower Ocean

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$4,400

413 Laurel

Santa Cruz, CA

4 BR | Available Now

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Neary Lagoon

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$2,500

336 Chestnut

336 Chestnut St Santa Cruz, CA

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Lower Ocean

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$2,550

Prime Location: Upstairs 2br/1ba With Private Balcony

320 Center St Unit 5 Santa Cruz, CA

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Lower Ocean

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$2,550

Prime Location: 1br/1ba

320 Center St Unit 2 Santa Cruz, CA

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Lower Ocean

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$2,065 - 2,715

Five55 Pacific

Deal

555 Pacific Avenue Santa Cruz, CA

Studio - 1 BR | Available Now

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$2,000

Coloma Street

125 Coloma St Santa Cruz, CA

1 BR | Jan. 1, 2025

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$4,500

Beach Hill Townhouse Just 2 Blocks To Main Beach

304 Main St Santa Cruz, CA

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Beach Flats

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$3,390

337 339 High St

Santa Cruz, CA

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Lower Ocean

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$4,975

Discover Timeless Elegance In This Neo-victorian Gem

231 Union St Santa Cruz, CA

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Lower Ocean

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$3,590

High St.

404 High St Santa Cruz, CA

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1010 Pacific Apartments

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1010 Pacific Ave Santa Cruz, CA

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Section 8

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$2,720 - 3,610

The Sands Apartments

304 Cliff Street Santa Cruz, CA

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$5,750

218 Highland Ct

Santa Cruz, CA

3 BR | Apr. 15, 2025

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Santa Cruz:
December Rent Report

Welcome to the December 2024 Santa Cruz Apartment Report. In this assessment of the local rental market, Rentable data scientists and rental experts break down the December 2024 key findings and figures for the Santa Cruz rental landscape.

Our experts analyze the pricing trends — one-bedroom, two-bedroom, year-over-year and month-over-month — in Santa Cruz and surrounding areas and provide comparisons to the entire metro area, nearby cities and some of the most desirable and expensive cities in the United States. Take a look at the last 12 months of Santa Cruz average rent prices in the chart below.

Monthly Rent Report

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$2,780

$1,850

$930

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1 BR 2 BR

Santa Cruz Rent Prices Decrease From November to December

Santa Cruz rent prices decreased over the last month. From November to December, the city experienced a -0.27% decrease for the price of a one-bedroom apartment. The rent price for a Santa Cruz one-bedroom apartments currently stands at $2,580.0.

When we take a look at the two-bedroom comparison from November to December, Santa Cruz experienced a -0.95% decrease for the price of a two-bedroom apartment. The rent price for a Santa Cruz two-bedroom apartments currently stands at $3,542.0.

December Prices: Santa Cruz vs. Surrounding Areas

Santa Cruz, CA

Capitola, CA

Aptos, CA

Watsonville, CA

$2,587

$2,499

$2,251

$2,096

$0

$850

$1,700

$2,550

$3,400

Median 1 BR Rent

Rent Prices in Santa Cruz and Surrounding Areas

Rent prices have decreased in Santa Cruz over the last month. But how have the surrounding areas fared when it comes to the recent volatility in apartment prices? Rent prices in 3 of the Santa Cruz suburbs increased last month. On the other hand, 0 local areas experienced a decrease in the price of a one-bedroom apartment.

More key findings include:

Rent increased in Capitola, CA, Aptos, CA, Watsonville, CA .
Rents did not decrease in any of the Santa Cruz suburbs.
3 suburbs are currently priced lower than the city of Santa Cruz.

December 2024 Pricing Trends: Santa Cruz vs. National Comparisons

New York, NY

San Francisco, CA

Santa Cruz, CA

Los Angeles, CA

Washington, DC

Chicago, IL

Columbus, OH

Minneapolis, MN

Pittsburgh, PA

$4,134

$3,160

$2,587

$2,389

$2,353

$1,914

$1,318

$1,255

$1,234

$0

$1,350

$2,700

$4,050

$5,400

Median Rent

Santa Cruz Rent Prices More Affordable Than Major Cities

Rent growth in Santa Cruz over the past year has been declining. When compared to major cities nearby, along with some of the most expensive cities in the country, Santa Cruz average rent prices appear to be relatively affordable for local residents.

The price for a Santa Cruz one-bedroom apartment remains vastly more affordable than four of the largest cities in the United States — New York City, Washington, D.C. San Francisco and Los Angeles. And pricing compares quite similarly to nearby Midwest cities.

For more information about Santa Cruz and surrounding area rent prices, take a look at the complete data set below.

Data set for Santa Cruz and suburbs

	1 BR December	1 BR M/M % Change	2 BR December	2 BR M/M % Change
Santa Cruz, CA	$2,587.0	0.47%	$3,576.0	-0.50%
Capitola, CA	$2,499.0	7.44%	$3,154.0	-3.16%
Aptos, CA	$2,251.0	0.04%	$3,400.0	6.52%
Watsonville, CA	$2,096.0	0.29%	$3,191.0	-1.63%

Methodology

Each month, using over 1 million Rentable listings across the United States, we calculate the median 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom rent prices by city, state, and nation, and track the month-over-month percent change. To avoid small sample sizes, we restrict the analysis for our reports to cities meeting minimum population and property count thresholds.