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Are buyers active in Santa Cruz-Watsonville?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · v265
- Sold Score
- 51/100
- YoY Fair Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.36
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- -0.1%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 41
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 26.9%
- YoY of active listings
Buyer demand in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is **actively shopping** as of May 2026. The pending ratio is 0.36 — that's contracts under negotiation versus the homes available to buy.
Homes take a median of 41 days to go under contract. Inventory is -13.6% year over year — fewer choices means buyers who do show up have to move quickly. Sellers are responding: 26.9% of listings have cut price. Overall, the Primpted Sold Score for Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 51/100 (Fair Chance of Selling).
— Live indicators (May 2026): Sold Score: 51/100 (Fair Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.36 · Inventory YoY: -13.6% · Median days on market: 41 · Sellers cutting price: 26.9% · Median listing price: $1,293,750 (-0.3% YoY)
Santa Cruz-Watsonville snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $1.29M
- YoY -0.0%
- Active inventory
- 468
- YoY -0.2%
- Median DOM
- 48
- YoY +0.1%
- Pending ratio
- 0.41
- YoY +0.2%
- Price-reduced
- 16.4%
- YoY -0.0%