About Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz is one of California’s most famous coastal cities and the largest in Santa Cruz County, but it’s more than just another beach town. Santa Cruz homes are neighbors to one of the state’s best universities – University of California, Santa Cruz and has an extension to nearby Cabrillo Community College located in Aptos. Students here attend Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Scotts Valley Unified School District and Santa Cruz City School District. In addition there are private school options for their educational needs. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is recognized as one of the best seaside parks in the nation and “The Boardwalk,” along with the downtown area, is lined with shops, restaurants, and unique boutiques for visitors and residents to enjoy. The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District provides the area’s public transportation need and includes the Highway 17 bus that commutes residents daily to and from San Jose. Highways 17 and 1 run through the city making it easily accessible to nearby Aptos, Capitola, and Watsonville. Being a coastal California city, the temperature year-round is temperate mixed with cool sea breezes. Santa Cruz real estate is highly sought after it might be helpful to Find An Agent to help you out. You can also find your perfect Santa Cruz home by searching area’s top zip codes 95060, 95062, and 95065.