Homeownership Rate in Santa Cruz County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Homeownership Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Homeownership Change
National Distribution
How Santa Cruz County's homeownership rate of 59.9% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 96.1%.
Distribution of Homeownership Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Santa Cruz County for homeownership rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,006 | Wilson County, NC | 60.0% |
| #3,007 | Mississippi County, AR | 60.0% |
| #3,008 | Guilford County, NC | 59.9% |
| #3,009 | Santa Cruz County, CA | 59.9% |
| #3,010 | Waynesboro city, VA | 59.9% |
| #3,011 | Washoe County, NV | 59.9% |
| #3,012 | Honolulu County, HI | 59.8% |
About Homeownership Rate
Santa Cruz County, California has a homeownership rate of 59.9%, ranking #3,009 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 6.9% below the national value of 64.4%. Within California, it ranks #40 of 58. This places it in the 7th percentile nationally.
Percentage of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.