Who owns and who rents in Santa Cruz?
The share of households that own versus rent in Santa Cruz, CA, how that split has changed since 2015 and how it compares with the county, state and nation.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.
Santa Cruz's housing is split like this.
Homeowner households: 84% — U.S.: 65%
Occupied households
- Own: 779
- Rent: 143
Homeownership rate
- Santa Cruz: 84.5
- Santa Cruz County: 60
- CA: 55.8
- U.S.: 65
What it means
84% of households here own their home — 19 percentage points higher than the national rate of 65%.
That split has barely moved since 2015.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates — Population, income, housing, education, commuting and poverty figures
- Census Bureau API — ACS Detailed Tables — The endpoint these pages are generated from
- data.census.gov — Look up the same tables for any place yourself
- ACS accuracy statement — Estimates carry margins of error; small places vary the most
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