County

Average Rent in Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz is a county in California. It ranks #5 out of 55 for places to rent. Santa Cruz County is in

the congressional districts of

District 18, District 19, District 20 and

the metropolitan areas of

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA, Salinas, CA MSA, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA. Dwellsy has rental data for Santa Cruz County includes 11 cities and 13 zip codes with places to rent.

The average rent over the last 3 months for places in Santa Cruz County is $3,575 which represents an increase of 6.45% over the same period.

The most expensive city in Santa Cruz County to rent places is Freedom, CA with an average rent of $4,200. The least expensive city in Santa Cruz County to rent places is Live Oak, CA with an average rent of $2,303.

The most expensive zip code in Santa Cruz County to rent places is 95060 with an average rent of $4,215. The least expensive zip code in Santa Cruz County to rent places is 95005 with an average rent of $2,341.

Rental Price Comparison

The average rent for places in county Santa Cruz currently stands at $3,575.

In comparison, places in the largest city, specifically Santa Cruz, is more expensive, with an average rent of $3,881. This represents a difference of +9% when compared to Santa Cruz.

Meanwhile, in the average state of California, the average rent for the same type of housing is $2,629, showing a less expensive of -26% from our subject location.

On a national scale, the average rent for a similar places across the United States is $1,859. This constitutes a less expensive by -48% when compared to the rent in Santa Cruz.