CA area data
Capitola, CA
Capitola, CA.
Population: 8,707 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $1.24M
- 1-year appreciation
- +5.1%
- 3-year appreciation
- +4.2%
- 5-year appreciation
- +15.5%
- 10-year appreciation
- +69.8%
- All-time peak (2022-06)
- $1.31M
- House Price Index
- 417.4 (-0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $965,000
- Median list price
- $950,000
- Median days on market
- 106 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 98.6%
- Active listings
- 1
- 1-year forecast
- -0.1%
- New listings (monthly)
- 14
Rents
- Typical rent
- $3,331/mo
- 1-year rent change
- +5.1%
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,869/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $3,029/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 113.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 32.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $22.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- drought, earthquake, inlandFlooding, landslide, heatWave
- FEMA flood zone
- A09
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 59.0°F
- Average high
- 70.0°F
- Average low
- 48.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 25.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 36
- Days with Good air quality
- 300
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 15.5 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- 681
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Pinnacles National Park (54 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Monterey Bay Academy Airport (8 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) (27 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 4
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 105
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -1,763 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,974
- Median annual property tax
- $5,920
- Mean commute to work
- 17 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 80.3%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 85,542
- Average weekly wage
- $1,194
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Agriculture
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 143
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