California · Off-grid & homestead potential
Santa Cruz County is a weak bolthole (31/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (33.6″/yr). The trade-offs: pricey real estate (typical home $1157k) and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Santa Cruz County is a weak bolthole (31/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (33.6″/yr). Watch-outs: pricey real estate (typical home $1157k) and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Santa Cruz County runs about $38,401 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Santa Cruz County gets about 33.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 29.8% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 21 miles away, and population density is 587.6 people per square mile.