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How competitive is the Santa Cruz-Watsonville housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through August 2026 · v268
- Sold Score
- 43/100
- YoY Fair Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.28
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- -0.1%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 53
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 40.7%
- YoY of active listings
Santa Cruz-Watsonville is soft for sellers as of August 2026, with a Sold Score of 43/100 (Fair Chance of Selling).
**Pending ratio** is 0.28 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is -14.2% — fewer choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 53. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 40.7% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (August 2026): Sold Score: 43/100 (Fair Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.28 · Inventory YoY: -14.2% · Median days on market: 53 · Sellers cutting price: 40.7% · Median listing price: $1,268,000 (+1.5% YoY)
Santa Cruz-Watsonville snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $1.27M
- YoY +0.0%
- Active inventory
- 501
- YoY -0.1%
- Median DOM
- 53
- YoY -0.1%
- Pending ratio
- 0.28
- YoY -0.0%
- Price-reduced
- 23.9%
- YoY +0.1%