Santa Cruz California Real Estate
Santa Cruz, California, is located in Santa Cruz County, of , and 22 miles S of San Jose, California. Santa Cruz has a population of 54,593.
Santa Cruz Homes
Santa Cruz properties pool is 20,395 residential properties including Santa Cruz new homes. Median age of real estate in Santa Cruz is 1962. Average Household size is 2.98 people. 7% are one bedroom homes, 32% are 2 bedroom homes, 43% are 3 bedroom homes, 15% are 4 bedroom homes, and 2% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Santa Cruz Mortgage Statistics
Santa Cruz mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Santa Cruz |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
25% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
75% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
55% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
20% |
16% |
Santa Cruz Area Real Estate Tax
Santa Cruz Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $2,096 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 62,231. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Santa Cruz School District: Children make up 17.3% of Santa Cruz population. Santa Cruz has 9,463 under 18 years old residents, or 0.33 kids per one worker, or 0.46 kids per one household.
Santa Cruz Real Estate & Santa Cruz Homeownership
There are 5914.55 or 29% one person households, 6934.3 or 34% two person households, and 3263.2 or 16% three person households in Santa Cruz, California. Median residents age is 31.7, Senior citizens (65+) make up 4,663 or 8.5%% of Santa Cruz population.
There are 28,971 workers (over 16 years of age) in Santa Cruz. Of these, 73.48% drive to work. Approximately 7.31% of workers in Santa Cruz take public transportation. An estimated 8.09% walk to work.
Median Santa Cruz homeowner's housing expences are 23.2%
Crime in Santa Cruz (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Santa Cruz |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
93.42 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
20.52 |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
63.38 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
571.69 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
95.8 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
443.28 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
32.6 |
43.3 |
Invest in Santa Cruz Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Santa Cruz California area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Santa Cruz |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
|
- |
| Near Large City |
San Jose, California |
- |
| Santa Cruz Zip Codes |
95060, 95062, 95064, 95065, 95066 |
- |
| Santa Cruz Area Codes |
831 |
- |
| White population |
78.74% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
1.73% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
4.9% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.86% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
17.39% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 62,231% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
15.3% |
12.4% |
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