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The median home value in Santa Cruz County, AZ is $280,907 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.36% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$280,907
Year-over-Year
+0.36%
National Rank
#1106 of 3071
Santa Cruz County ranks 11th out of 15 counties in AZ by median home price, and is +19.9% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within AZ, the typical county has a median home value of $340,858, making Santa Cruz County -17.6% below the AZ state median.
Households here earn a median of $55,217 a year against a typical home value of $280,907 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.1×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 85% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Santa Cruz County recorded a violent crime rate of 229 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 3,602 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 19,686 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Santa Cruz County is $280,907. That's up 0.36% from a year earlier. That is about 19.9% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Santa Cruz County the 11th most expensive of 15 counties in Arizona.
Median household income here is $55,217, so a typical home costs about 5.1× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Santa Cruz County recorded 229 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 19,686 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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