Santa Cruz, CA
61,607Residents
$115,475Median household income
$2,452/moMedian gross rent
$1,209,000Median home value
31.1Median age
58%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
48%Homes lived in by their owners
10.5×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 25% of the median household income in Santa Cruz.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $98,000 a year. In California that leaves roughly $5,909 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $100,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.