Average Appreciation for Single Family Residential in Santa Cruz County*
| YEAR | # of Sales | Appreciation | Average Price | Average Interest Rate |
| 1980 | 2,407 | 17% | $113,803 | 13.74% |
| 1981 | 1,711 | 5% | $114,460 | 16.63% |
| 1982 | 1,021 | 3% | $117,924 | 16.04% |
| 1983 | 1,631 | 0% | $117,968 | 13.24% |
| 1984 | 1,874 | 8% | $127,735 | 13.88% |
| 1985 | 2,108 | 5% | $134,735 | 12.43% |
| 1986 | 2,086 | 12% | $153,476 | 10.19% |
| 1987 | 2,153 | 11% | $171,966 | 10.21% |
| 1988 | 2,266 | 15% | $202,272 | 10.34% |
| 1989 | 1,981 | 21% | $255,209 | 10.32% |
| 1990 | 1,492 | 2% | $259,145 | 10.13% |
| 1991 | 1,350 | 2% | $263,564 | 9.25% |
| 1992 | 1,186 | (3.5%) | $254,781 | 8.39% |
| 1993 | 1,596 | (1%) | $250,928 | 7.31% |
| 1994 | 1,871 | (3.5%) | $244,247 | 8.38% |
| 1995 | 1,520 | 1.5% | $247,659 | 7.93% |
| 1996 | 1,793 | 1% | $250,148 | 7.81% |
| 1997 | 2,167 | 10.5% | $279,163 | 7.60% |
| 1998 | 2,679 | 10% | $335,569 | 6.94% |
| 1999 | 2,384 | 16% | $395,178 | 7.44% |
| 2000 | 2,422 | 23.5% | $523,923 | 8.05% |
| 2001 | 1,784 | 6.5% | $561,201 | 6.97% |
| 2002 | 2,290 | 1% | $565,142 | 6.54% |
| 2003 | 2,355 | 7.95% | $610,100 | 5.83% |
| 2004 | 2,801 | 13.2% | $690,379 | 5.84% |
| 2005 | 2,175 | 20.8% | $833,818 | 5.87% |
| 2006 | 1,799 | 0.9% | $841,093 | 6.41% |
| 2007 | 1,424 | 1.62% | $855,454 | 6.34% |
| 2008 | 1,433 | (22.38%) | $664,329 | 6.03% |
| 2009 | 1,689 | (17.47%) | $548,234 | 5.04% |
| 2010 | 1,558 | 4.92% | $575,378 | 4.69% |
| 2011 | 1,717 | (5.45%) | $543,724 | 4.45% |
| 2012 | 2,057 | 4.12% | $566,461 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | 1,901 | 15.56% | $654,597 | 3.98% |
| 2014 | 1,808 | 17.1% | $766,534 | 4.17% |
| 2015 | 2,016 | 3.766% | $798,204 | 3.85% |
| 2016 | 1,754 | 11.23% | $887,882 | 3.65% |
| 2017 | 1,849 | 6.208% | $942,999 | 3.99% |
| 2018 | 1,812 | 6.66% | $1,005,859 | 4.54% |
| 2019 | 1,657 | 0.009% | $1,014,988 | 3.94% |
| 2020 | 1,784 | 10.63% | $1,122,900 | 3.10% |
| 2021 | 2,087 | 17.9% | $1,324,326 | 3.33% |
| 2022 | 2,349 | (9.12%) | $1,203,437 | 6.84% |
| 2023 | 1,197 | 15.9% | $1,395,817 | 6.87% |
| 2024 | 1,268 | 3.34% | $1,444,936 | 6.91% |
| 2025 | 1,357 | 2.14% | $1,475,920 | 6.15% |
| 2026 | 792 | 3.48% | $1,527,388 | 6.65% |