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Are buyers active in Santa Cruz-Watsonville?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through September 2026 · v269
- Sold Score
- 43/100
- YoY Fair Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.30
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- -0.1%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 53
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 39.4%
- YoY of active listings
Buyer demand in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is **actively shopping** as of September 2026. The pending ratio is 0.30 — that's contracts under negotiation versus the homes available to buy.
Homes take a median of 53 days to go under contract. Inventory is -7.2% year over year — fewer choices means buyers who do show up have to move quickly. Sellers are responding: 39.4% of listings have cut price. Overall, the Primpted Sold Score for Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 43/100 (Fair Chance of Selling).
— Live indicators (September 2026): Sold Score: 43/100 (Fair Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.30 · Inventory YoY: -7.2% · Median days on market: 53 · Sellers cutting price: 39.4% · Median listing price: $1,249,750 (+0.1% YoY)
Santa Cruz-Watsonville snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $1.25M
- YoY +0.0%
- Active inventory
- 513
- YoY -0.1%
- Median DOM
- 53
- YoY -0.2%
- Pending ratio
- 0.30
- YoY +0.0%
- Price-reduced
- 23.6%
- YoY +0.0%