Quick answer
Prices in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA were 9.9% above the US average in 2024 (Regional Price Parity 109.9, US = 100), with a housing-rent index of 164.3, per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024)
| Category | Price index (US = 100) |
|---|---|
| All items | 109.896 |
| Goods | 105.168 |
| Housing (rents) | 164.328 |
| Utilities | 152.716 |
| Other services | 100.267 |
| — All items by year — | |
| 2024 | 109.896 |
| 2023 | 112.774 |
| 2022 | 114.742 |
| 2021 | 109.079 |
| 2020 | 111.702 |
| 2019 | 110.702 |
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Last updated 2026-10-16. Data only, not financial or tax advice.