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Boulder Creek, CA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Boulder Creek, CA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 5,429, 2,115 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $957,675, real estate costs in Boulder Creek are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive California communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Boulder Creek, accounting for 90.38% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Boulder Creek include row houses and other attached homes ( 5.69%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 2.67%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 1.25%).

Dwellings in Boulder Creek tend to be quite small (one, two, or no bedrooms) and owner occupied. In fact, 61.79% of the homes in Boulder Creek have two or fewer bedrooms.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Boulder Creek's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 48.04% of the town's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Boulder Creek include homes built before 1939 ( 28.81%) and housing constructed between 1970-1999 ( 18.50%). There's also some housing in Boulder Creek built between 2000 and later ( 4.66%).

Boulder Creek Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Boulder Creek have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 109.65%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Boulder Creek house appreciation rate of 7.68%.

Over the last year, Boulder Creek appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Boulder Creek's appreciation rate has been 1.19%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Boulder Creek were at -3.86%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -14.56%.

Notably, Boulder Creek's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to California, our data show that Boulder Creek's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in California.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$957,675

Boulder Creek, CA Home Prices
> $1,255,000
$942,001 - $1,255,000
$628,001 - $942,000
$502,001 - $628,000
$377,001 - $502,000
$251,001 - $377,000
$126,001 - $251,000
$63,001 - $126,000
$0 - $63,000
24.8%
24.8%
30.7%
30.7%
33.9%
33.9%
6.2%
6.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.4%
0.4%
0.7%
0.7%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for California

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

2,115

Boulder Creek Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$3,681 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
76.6%
76.6%
23.4%
23.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
8.8%
8.8%
91.2%
91.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
4.7%
4.7%
18.5%
18.5%
48.0%
48.0%
28.8%
28.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
90.4%
90.4%
5.7%
5.7%
2.7%
2.7%
0.0%
0.0%
1.3%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.5%
0.5%
6.9%
6.9%
54.3%
54.3%
28.4%
28.4%
6.6%
6.6%
3.2%
3.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes