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Studio rent in Santa Cruz: what is fair

The middle half of studio listings ask between $1,950 and $2,500 a month, with a median of $2,000.

$2,000Median asking, studio
$1,950–$2,500Middle half of asks
$5.81Median asking per sq ft

The median listing has been up 18 days, and 3 of 25 show a price cut in the last four months.

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Studio rent by area

AreaListings25th pctMedian75th pctOverpriced
Santa Cruz17$2,000$2,450$2,500–

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Median and percentiles are asking rents of whole-home rental listings seen active in the period, rooms and short-term rentals excluded. Overpriced is the share asking 10% or more above what similar listings nearby ask (the lower of our estimate and the median of at least three comparable listings), counted only among listings with enough local data and shown once there are 20. Cells with fewer than 5 listings are not quoted.

Page refreshed Sep 29, 2026, from listings seen active on Sep 20, 2026. Refreshed monthly. Source: public rental listings collected by Lowball; estimates from our model (see accuracy).