Safest Neighborhoods in Santa Cruz County, CA

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Pasatiempo

Pasatiempo is a gated, golf course community in the wooded hills overlooking Monterey Bay. Its homes are nestled in a serene, natural setting with sweeping views of redwood-covered mountains and the misty oceanfront. “It’s woven all around this beautiful, ocean view golf course. It’s got nice topography. It’s surrounded by forests. There are
- Average Value
  
  $2.09M
- List Price
  
  $1.1M - $5M
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  4 Listings
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Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley

Aptos Hills- Larkin Valley is conveniently located in the middle of everything. Situated between Aptos and Watsonville, as well as between the Santa Cruz mountains and the Pacific Ocean, this neighborhood puts the "central" in Central Coast. With a topography defined by sloping valleys, the neighborhood is abundant in relaxing parks as well as
- Average Value
  
  $1.68M
- List Price
  
  $900K - $6.4M
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  4 Listings
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Day Valley

Day Valley is the place to find a generous slice of Central Coast tranquility. Sloping valleys, the redwood-forested Santa Cruz Mountains and the views of Monterey Bay contribute to the neighborhood’s natural beauty. Nicole Myhrstad, Managing Broker at Vista Properties, has sold homes in Day Valley and describes it having a rural feel. “It’s an
- Average Value
  
  $1.61M
- List Price
  
  $1M - $5.9M
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  8 Listings
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Carbonera

Carbonera is a small, residential community perched in the hilly outskirts of Santa Cruz. Residents enjoy mountainous topography and views of deep-green forests while also being just 3 miles from the region’s sun-drenched beaches and seaside attractions. Realtor Tom Brezsny of Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno says the neighborhood has
- Average Value
  
  $1.59M
- List Price
  
  $1.3M - $2.4M
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  4 Listings
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Pajaro Dunes

With its pristine natural areas and the open coast just steps away, Pajaro Dunes -- with “pajaro” coming from the Spanish for “bird” -- is a fitting coastal name to describe this waterside neighborhood. The Pajaro River lies to the east while the Monterey Bay is to the west, making it no wonder why Vista Properties Managing Broker Nicole Mhyrstad
- Average Value
  
  $1.54M
- List Price
  
  $249K - $3.3M
- For Sale
  
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  16 Listings
Pajaro Dunes
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Santa Cruz Gardens

Santa Cruz Gardens is a midcentury subdivision nestled in woodland scenery just north of Santa Cruz and Capitola. It has its own elementary school, which has been a big draw for young families, says broker Eli Karon of Karon Properties. “It’s a walk-your-kid-to-school type of neighborhood. It’s safe. There’s not much traffic. You’re going to see
- Average Value
  
  $1.51M
- List Price
  
  $1.3M - $2.3M
- For Sale
  
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  2 Listings
Santa Cruz Gardens
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Prospect Heights

Prospect Heights is a sunny residential neighborhood in Santa Cruz that sits just south of a sprawling woodland park and 2 miles north of the city’s seaside beaches. Plus, because it’s just north of the coastal fog line, it gets sunnier, warmer weather than neighborhoods situated along the oceanfront where mornings are often overcast and misty.
- Average Value
  
  $1.41M
- List Price
  
  $1.1M - $2M
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  1 Listing
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Western Drive-Nobel

Western Drive-Nobel is where the Santa Cruz suburbs meet the rural meadows and forests beyond the city limits. The neighborhood is just south of the University of California, Santa Cruz, but it's only a short drive to soaring mountains, oceanfront beaches and cliffside vistas. “The university entrance is just a few blocks away, so the people who
- Average Value
  
  $1.34M
- List Price
  
  $712K - $2.8M
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  5 Listings
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Amesti

Named for local nineteenth-century figure José Amesti, this census-designated neighborhood is a quiet, suburban-like pocket of the Central Coast. In addition to its plentiful recreation and homes on sizable lots, Amesti also offers access to the shops and restaurants in nearby Watsonville. Its public transit options and proximity to major services
- Average Value
  
  $979K
- List Price
  
  $370K - $1.1M
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  0 Listings
Amesti
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Zayante

Living off the grid isn’t an understatement in Zayante. This rural community is located deep in in the Santa Cruz Mountains along narrow, windy roads shrouded by nearly impenetrable redwood forests. "It's a small community. It's very friendly. But it's a much different lifestyle than if you live down by the coast," says Realtor Katie Keeler of Exp
- Average Value
  
  $818K
- List Price
  
  $526K - $1.7M
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  3 Listings
Zayante
La Selva Beach

For those who enjoy a perpetually beachy lifestyle, the sand and surf are right outside the door in La Selva Beach. Vista Properties Managing Broker Nicole Myhrstad describes this census-designated neighborhood as “a sleepy beach community with no restaurants, dining or commerce.” However, she adds that it’s very beach accessible. "It has a lot of
- Average Value
  
  $1.79M
- List Price
  
  $1.2M - $6.8M
- For Sale
  
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  14 Listings
La Selva Beach
Rio del Mar

In the morning, Pacific mist gives way to Rio Del Mar’s sun-drenched bluffs, frothy waves crashing against the beaches and pelicans and seagulls swooping over the surf. For residents, the appeal is pretty straightforward: “I love being able to walk to the ocean every day,” says Raylene Mallon, a retiree who lives a few blocks from the beach.
- Average Value
  
  $1.68M
- List Price
  
  $680K - $8M
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  55 Listings
Rio del Mar
Aptos

When Microsoft typeface designer Steve Matteson was tasked with creating a "diverse and accessible" font for the new default in all Microsoft software, his mind drifted to Aptos, California. His nostalgic feeling for the Central Coast town's understated beauty would inspire a crisp, minimal design (in fact, it was that same font used to type the
- Average Value
  
  $1.41M
- List Price
  
  $600K - $3.2M
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  19 Listings
Aptos
Brookdale

Brookdale Lodge sits along State Route 9 deep in the redwood and evergreen stands of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Built in 1922, it was once a high-profile resort where celebrities, foreign dignitaries and politicians once went to escape the summer heat and take in the cool mountain air. The inn may not have the celebrity cachet it did nearly a
- Average Value
  
  $948K
- List Price
  
  $672K - $2.2M
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  6 Listings
Brookdale
Boulder Creek

Boulder Creek is a rural, mountain town where the pace of life is decidedly slower than in nearby Silicon Valley. Billing itself as the gateway to Big Basin Redwoods State Park, this former logging village is surrounded by dense woodlands, steep hills and roadways with hairpin turns. “We’re an hour from Silicon Valley on a bad day, but you’re
- Average Value
  
  $733K
- List Price
  
  $328K - $1.7M
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  27 Listings
Boulder Creek
Corralitos
- Average Value
  
  $1.37M
- List Price
  
  $884K - $3.9M
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  6 Listings
Corralitos
Bonny Doon
- Average Value
  
  $1.30M
- List Price
  
  $624K - $4.6M
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  2 Listings
Bonny Doon
Soquel
- Average Value
  
  $1.30M
- List Price
  
  $563K - $3.7M
- For Sale
  
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  17 Listings
Soquel
Davenport
- Average Value
  
  $1.24M
- List Price
  
  $1.4M - $1.8M
- For Sale
  
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  1 Listing
Davenport
Paradise Park
- Average Value
  
  $1.13M
- For Sale
  
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  0 Listings
Paradise Park
Ben Lomond
- Average Value
  
  $997K
- List Price
  
  $499K - $1.9M
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  8 Listings
Ben Lomond
Felton
- Average Value
  
  $947K
- List Price
  
  $514K - $1.5M
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  9 Listings
Felton
Interlaken
- Average Value
  
  $854K
- List Price
  
  $684K - $3.3M
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  4 Listings
Interlaken
Mount Hermon
- Average Value
  
  $843K
- List Price
  
  $405K - $2.8M
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  3 Listings
Mount Hermon
Lompico
- Average Value
  
  $683K
- List Price
  
  $414K - $1.9M
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  10 Listings
Lompico

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