Aptos
Aptos generated 27 sales in June at a $1,350,000 median — solid volume for an unincorporated community.
The Numbers
Aptos market snapshot
| Measure | June 2026 |
|---|---|
| Median sale price — single-family homes | $1,350,000 |
| Average days on market | 37 |
| Homes sold | 27 |
Price, days on market and sales count: Santa Cruz County Association of REALTORS® / MLSListings, Inc., June 2026, single-family homes. Days on market is published as an average, not a median, and measures list date to contract rather than to close. Housing-stock figures where shown are US Census ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimates. Figures change monthly — ask me for the current month before making a decision on them.
Housing stock
Aptos covers a wide range, from beach-adjacent properties at Rio del Mar and Seascape to wooded parcels in the Aptos Hills and the Valencia and Trout Gulch corridors. The monthly figure absorbs Rio del Mar, Seascape and Seacliff, which the quarterly report breaks out separately — so the headline median blends genuinely different products.
Getting around
Highway 1 runs through with exits at State Park Drive, Rio del Mar and Freedom Boulevard. Nisene Marks State Park occupies the hills above. Beach access and hill elevation define two distinct halves of the community.
What Prop 19 means for a longtime Aptos owner
Aptos at $1.35M is one of the more accessible destinations for a Santa Clara County owner carrying a large tax-base advantage. Trading a $2.8M Cupertino home for an Aptos property and keeping a sub-$250,000 assessed value is a common and entirely legitimate Prop 19 structure.
If you are 55 or older you can carry your existing property-tax base to a replacement home anywhere in California, up to three times. Read the Prop 19 guide, or run your net proceeds to see what a sale actually leaves you.
Local conditions that affect a sale
Sanitation district service covers only portions of Aptos; the remainder is on septic. The Aptos Hills fall within a High fire hazard severity zone under the Local Responsibility Area maps adopted from CAL FIRE's 2025 recommendations, which carries disclosure obligations at sale. Wells south of Valencia Creek additionally require hexavalent chromium testing under the county's individual water system rules.
Selling here
Determine septic and well status at the outset. Since September 2025, properties on a domestic well, spring or stream diversion require yield and water-quality testing before transfer.
Straight about the numbers: the figures above are transcribed from the sources named, for the month named. They describe a market, not your house. Condition, location within the community, lot and timing move an individual sale far more than a median does. Nothing here is legal or tax advice — your attorney and CPA have the final word.
What’s your Aptos home worth?
A median tells you about the market. It doesn’t tell you about your house. Send me the address and I’ll put together a real analysis by hand — genuinely comparable sales near you, condition adjustments, and an honest range. If it’s not a good moment to sell, I’ll say so.
Thinking about selling in Aptos?
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