Apartments Near University of California-Santa Cruz

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$4,500
1 Berkeley Ct Santa Cruz, CA
3 BR | Aug. 10, 2026
2.2 miles from center of campus
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Market Street
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$2,950
156 Everson Dr Santa Cruz, CA
1 BR | Oct. 14, 2026
2.0 miles from center of campus
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Neary Lagoon
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$5,000
131 Sutphen St Santa Cruz, CA
3 BR | Available Now
2.0 miles from center of campus
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Circles
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$4,000
502 Errett Cir Santa Cruz, CA
2 BR | Sep. 15, 2026
2.0 miles from center of campus
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$2,795
320 Soquel Ave Santa Cruz, CA
1 BR | Available Now
2.0 miles from center of campus
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Ocean Street
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$2,065 - 2,715
555 Pacific Avenue Santa Cruz, CA
Studio - 1 BR | Available Now
2.1 miles from center of campus
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$3,000 - 3,895
555 Pacific Ave Santa Cruz, CA
Studio - 1 BR | Available Now
2.1 miles from center of campus
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$7,100
1005 3Rd St Santa Cruz, CA
4 BR | Sep. 15, 2026
2.2 miles from center of campus
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Beach Flats
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$1,295 - 1,695
Santa Cruz, CA
1 BR | Available Now
2.2 miles from center of campus
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East Park
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$5,200
204 Roosevelt Ter Santa Cruz, CA
3 BR | Available Now
2.2 miles from center of campus
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$2,280
Santa Cruz, CA
1 BR | Ask for Availability
2.2 miles from center of campus
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$5,150
304 Main St Santa Cruz, CA
3 BR | Sep. 12, 2026
2.2 miles from center of campus
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$3,500
Santa Cruz, CA
2 BR | Sep. 1, 2026
2.2 miles from center of campus
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East Park
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$1,834
311 Ocean St Santa Cruz, CA
1 BR | Ask for Availability
2.2 miles from center of campus
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$2,510 - 2,805
120 San Lorenzo Blvd Santa Cruz, CA
Studio - 1 BR | Available Now
2.3 miles from center of campus
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$2,720 - 3,610
304 Cliff Street Santa Cruz, CA
1 - 2 BR | Available Now
2.3 miles from center of campus
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$5,200
411 Pennsylvania Ave Santa Cruz, CA
3 BR | Ask for Availability
2.3 miles from center of campus
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East Park
19
$3,500
Santa Cruz, CA
2 BR | Aug. 10, 2026
2.4 miles from center of campus
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Market Street
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$1,600
Santa Cruz, CA
Studio | Sep. 15, 2026
2.5 miles from center of campus
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$5,300
Santa Cruz, CA
3 BR | Available Now
2.5 miles from center of campus
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Lighthouse
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$4,200
116 S Morrissey Ave Santa Cruz, CA
2 BR | Available Now
2.7 miles from center of campus
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125 Mountain View Ave Santa Cruz, CA
2 BR | Ask for Availability
2.7 miles from center of campus
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$3,690
324 Mountain Vw Santa Cruz, CA
2 BR | Available Now
2.7 miles from center of campus
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Seabright
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$4,950
105 Jacobs Ln Santa Cruz, CA
3 BR | Sep. 17, 2026
2.8 miles from center of campus
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$2,900
Santa Cruz, CA
2 BR | Available Now
2.8 miles from center of campus
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$5,249
Santa Cruz, CA
3 BR | Ask for Availability
2.8 miles from center of campus
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$3,495
Santa Cruz, CA
3 BR | Available Now
2.8 miles from center of campus
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$4,190
200 5th Ave Santa Cruz, CA
2 BR | Available Now
3.3 miles from center of campus
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$4,600
860 Prospect Hts Santa Cruz, CA
3 BR | Available Now
3.4 miles from center of campus
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Prospect Heights
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$3,795
754 Capitola RD Santa Cruz, CA
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University of California-Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz is a great city to live in with lots of great apartments near University of California-Santa Cruz to choose from. But when you're searching for a new rental it can difficult to sift through all of the listings on the web or walk the streets to find places in the area that you're looking for.

That's exactly why Rentable exists. We gather listings from all over the web and we add new properties every day. And we do all this just so we can make sure that you've got the freshest list of University of California-Santa Cruz apartments to choose from!

Santa Cruz:
August Rent Report

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

Santa Cruz rent prices decreased over the last month. From July to August, 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 July to August, 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 $.

August 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.

August 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.