Apartments in Bananna Belt Santa Cruz

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$5,000
621 Park Way Santa Cruz, CA
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Bananna Belt
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$2,200
Santa Cruz, CA
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$4,650
Santa Cruz, CA
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$3,795
754 Capitola RD Santa Cruz, CA
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$5,200
1411 Seabright Ave #a Santa Cruz, CA
2 BR | Jan. 5, 2026
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$2,695
1385 7th Ave Santa Cruz, CA
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Arana Gulch
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$3,195
Santa Cruz, CA
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Arana Gulch
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$3,200
132 Harbor Oaks Cir Santa Cruz, CA
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$2,000 - 3,955
200 Button St Santa Cruz, CA
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$3,200
136 Market St Santa Cruz, CA
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Ocean Street
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$2,995
Santa Cruz, CA
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$3,650
Santa Cruz, CA
2 BR | Jan. 1, 2026
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$3,300
Santa Cruz, CA
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$6,500
Santa Cruz, CA
3 BR | Dec. 10, 2025
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$2,790
Santa Cruz, CA
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East Park
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$2,350
416 Ocean View Ave Santa Cruz, CA
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East Park
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$3,381
2500 Soquel Dr Santa Cruz, CA
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$5,500
Santa Cruz, CA
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East Park
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$2,100
Santa Cruz, CA
1 BR | Jan. 9, 2026
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Seabright
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$3,000
Santa Cruz, CA
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$2,495
Santa Cruz, CA
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East Park
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$1,578
Santa Cruz, CA
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$3,850
2726 Hampton Ln Santa Cruz, CA
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$1,834
311 Ocean St Santa Cruz, CA
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$2,749
128 Bixby St Santa Cruz, CA
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$2,695
2239 Ivy Ln Santa Cruz, CA
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$4,500
755 14th Ave #201 Santa Cruz, CA
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$3,300
755 14Th Ave Santa Cruz, CA
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$2,900
Santa Cruz, CA
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Santa Cruz:
December Rent Report

Welcome to the December 2025 Santa Cruz Apartment Report. In this assessment of the local rental market, Rentable data scientists and rental experts break down the December 2025 key findings and figures for the Santa Cruz rental landscape.

Our experts analyze the pricing trends — one-bedroom, two-bedroom, year-over-year and month-over-month — in Santa Cruz and surrounding areas and provide comparisons to the entire metro area, nearby cities and some of the most desirable and expensive cities in the United States. Take a look at the last 12 months of Santa Cruz average rent prices in the chart below.

Monthly Rent Report

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Santa Cruz Rent Prices Decrease From November to December

Santa Cruz rent prices decreased over the last month. From November to December, the city experienced a 0% decrease for the price of a one-bedroom apartment. The rent price for a Santa Cruz one-bedroom apartments currently stands at $.

When we take a look at the two-bedroom comparison from November to December, Santa Cruz experienced a 0% decrease for the price of a two-bedroom apartment. The rent price for a Santa Cruz two-bedroom apartments currently stands at $.

December Prices: Santa Cruz vs. Surrounding Areas

Rent Prices in Santa Cruz and Surrounding Areas

Rent prices have decreased in Santa Cruz over the last month. But how have the surrounding areas fared when it comes to the recent volatility in apartment prices? Rent prices in 0 of the Santa Cruz suburbs increased last month. On the other hand, 0 local areas experienced a decrease in the price of a one-bedroom apartment.

More key findings include:

  • Rents did not increase in any of the Santa Cruz suburbs

  • Rents did not decrease in any of the Santa Cruz suburbs.

December 2025 Pricing Trends: Santa Cruz vs. National Comparisons

Santa Cruz Rent Prices More Affordable Than Major Cities

Rent growth in Santa Cruz over the past year has been declining. When compared to major cities nearby, along with some of the most expensive cities in the country, Santa Cruz average rent prices appear to be relatively affordable for local residents.

The price for a Santa Cruz one-bedroom apartment remains vastly more affordable than four of the largest cities in the United States — New York City, Washington, D.C. San Francisco and Los Angeles. And pricing compares quite similarly to nearby Midwest cities.

For more information about Santa Cruz and surrounding area rent prices, take a look at the complete data set below.

Data set for Santa Cruz and suburbs

1 BR December 1 BR M/M % Change 2 BR December 2 BR M/M % Change

Methodology

Each month, using over 1 million Rentable listings across the United States, we calculate the median 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom rent prices by city, state, and nation, and track the month-over-month percent change. To avoid small sample sizes, we restrict the analysis for our reports to cities meeting minimum population and property count thresholds.