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Median Home Price in Scotts Valley, CA

The median home value in Scotts Valley, CA is $1,262,128 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.31% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$1,262,128

Year-over-Year

+2.31%

Population

11,765

Scotts Valley ranks #76 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 64.9% above the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in Santa Cruz County, where the county-wide median is $1,158,616.

Housing affordability in Scotts Valley

Median household income in Scotts Valley is $143,750, so the typical home value is about 8.8× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Scotts Valley

Scotts Valley police recorded a violent crime rate of 306 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,598 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Scotts Valley

What is the average home price in Scotts Valley, CA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Scotts Valley, that value is $1,262,128. That's up 2.31% from a year earlier. It is about 64.9% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is Scotts Valley expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Scotts Valley are more expensive than Santa Cruz County as a whole, where the median is $1,158,616 — a difference of about 8.9%.

Is Scotts Valley affordable?

Median household income here is $143,750, so the typical home value is about 8.8× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Scotts Valley a safe place to live?

Scotts Valley police reported 306 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 11,765. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.