San Lorenzo Valley

San Lorenzo Valley encompasses the heart of Santa Cruz County. It includes the towns of Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek, Brookdale and Felton. These tiny towns are situated in the hills and forests of the County, surrounded by parks and recreation areas.

Many of the inhabitants commute to Silicon Valley, but come home to enjoy the quiet forests and small towns.

2001 Sales Stats
	Single-family	Condos
# of Sales:	333	13
Median Price:	$368,000	$289,000
Average Price:	$390,466	$270,961
Days on Market	60	32

	Ben Lomond		Boulder Creek		Brookdale		Felton
POPULATION/MEDIAN AGE	6,394	38.0	10,506	39.0	1,000	37.1	8,720	33.6
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	2,475	100.0%	4,714	100.0%	416	100.0%	3,329	100.0%
Occupied housing units	2,345	94.7%	4,195	89.0%	372	89.4%	2,970	89.2%
Vacant housing units	130	5.3%	519	11.0%	44	10.6%	359	10.8%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	70	2.8%	309	6.6%	28	6.7%	228	6.8%

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.3		1.2		2.1		0.8
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.3		5.6		0.7		3.1

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	2,345	100.0%	4,195	100.0%	372	100.0%	2,970	100.0%
Owner-occupied housing units	1,710	72.9%	3,072	73.2%	238	64.0%	2,101	70.7%
Renter-occupied housing units	635	27.1%	1,123	26.8%	134	36.0%	869	29.3%

Annual and monthly trends are available in our Santa Cruz County Real Estate TrendsMonthly Trends section.

Connie Landes
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
824B Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(800) 821-7401
(831) 420-2619

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