Apartments in Bananna Belt Santa Cruz

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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
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$2,699 - 3,955
200 Button St Santa Cruz, CA
1 - 2 BR | Available Now
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Market Street
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$3,250
136 Market St Santa Cruz, CA
2 BR | May. 14, 2026
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Ocean Street
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$3,700
Santa Cruz, CA
3 BR | Available Now
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$4,100
Santa Cruz, CA
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$7,900
121 Coulson Ave Santa Cruz, CA
4 BR | Jul. 1, 2026
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Ocean Street
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$6,800
102 Frederick Santa Cruz, CA
3 BR | Available Now
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$2,750
Santa Cruz, CA
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East Park
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$3,381
2500 Soquel Dr Santa Cruz, CA
2 BR | Available Now
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$3,990
324 Mountain Vw Santa Cruz, CA
2 BR | Available Now
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Seabright
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$2,700
Santa Cruz, CA
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Seabright
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$2,400
205 Seaview St Santa Cruz, CA
1 BR | Available Now
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Beach Flats
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$1,834
311 Ocean St Santa Cruz, CA
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$2,300
119 Mountain View Ave Santa Cruz, CA
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$2,850
128 Bixby St Santa Cruz, CA
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$4,000
755 14th Ave #201 Santa Cruz, CA
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$4,700
1320 River St Santa Cruz, CA
2 BR | Available Now
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River Street
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$9,600
1322 River St Santa Cruz, CA
5 BR | Jul. 1, 2026
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River Street
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$2,510 - 2,805
120 San Lorenzo Blvd Santa Cruz, CA
Studio - 1 BR | Available Now
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$3,995
2030 Kinsley St Apt D Santa Cruz, CA
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$2,995
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530 14th Ave Santa Cruz, CA
3 BR | Available Now
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1010 Pacific Ave Santa Cruz, CA
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$2,995 - 4,495
1630 Merrill St Santa Cruz, CA
1 - 3 BR | Available Now
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$3,750
3740 Gross Rd Santa Cruz, CA
2 BR | Available Now
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$1,950
Santa Cruz, CA
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$2,600
316 Cliff St Apt B Santa Cruz, CA
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$2,720 - 3,610
304 Cliff Street Santa Cruz, CA
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$3,500
314 Laurel St Santa Cruz, CA
3 BR | Available Now
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Lower Ocean
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$2,200
Santa Cruz, CA
1 BR | Apr. 10, 2026
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Santa Cruz:
April Rent Report

Welcome to the April 2026 Santa Cruz Apartment Report. In this assessment of the local rental market, Rentable data scientists and rental experts break down the April 2026 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 March to April

Santa Cruz rent prices decreased over the last month. From March to April, 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 March to April, 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 $.

April 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.

April 2026 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

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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.