Westside Santa Cruz homes and Real Estate
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West Santa Cruz Homes and Properties for Sale
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University Terrace Westmont Place
Village Highlands Moore Creek Estates
Spring Tree
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The West Side of Santa Cruz starts at about Chestnut Street and ends out by Natural Bridges State Park. There is a wide variety of real estate there from industrial to residential and many types of homes. The West Side has some beautiful older homes as well as the largest stretch of ocean view homes in Santa Cruz and ocean fronting homes in the Santa Cruz area. There is the beautiful West Cliff Drive which is a great place to walk or run. Nearby is the Long Marine Lab and the Seymour Discovery Center at the ocean. The West Side of Santa Cruz is bisected by Highway 1, also called Mission Drive , from which one can go to upper or lower West Side Santa Cruz. If you go up Western you can access the western portion of the University of California as well as the main entrance off Bay Avenue. The central downtown area of Santa Cruz, while not given a separate real estate boundary by our MLS, is considered for real estate search purposes to be West Santa Cruz.
The West Side of Santa Cruz was developed in varying stages. Some of the older homes are on the old main thoroughfare of King Street. There are some lovely large older homes there and on Escalona Drive. Other nearby streets of Rigg and Peyton have some great smaller homes with artistic character. If you go further up the hill to the upper Westside on top, you will find more tract housing. Some are older development such as those on Spring Street or Westlake, are often single level, and have larger lots. Nearer the University are more tracts, such as University Terrace that were designed to meet the needs of the university population. As the University grew, the need for higher density housing came and Westmont Place was developed.
The lower West Side has a wide variety of homes. Some are tract houses and were built with little more than cost as a consideration. Others are quite attractive. Most city lots are 5000 or 6000 square feet, though in the Circles, they are usually 2000-4000 square feet. The homes on the Circles are small and often not built with beauty and character in mind. Some of the newer remodels are lovely and have given this area a bit more character. The Circles has a strong community feel. There are many different areas in the lower West Side, but generally no large tract homes like one sees in a place like University Terrace on the upper West Side. There are beautiful homes facing the ocean on West Cliff drive and many others that have been designed by some of the fine local architects. There are very few vacant lots, so you find that many of these older homes have been razed and beautiful new homes have been built. This enhances and improves the neighborhood. It also gives rise to a diversity of style and price on a street. This is where an experienced agent is helpful to determine what you want and what your home's value is likely to be. The West Side homes range from the mid 600's for small (not great) places to about 3 million. Usually you will need to be in the $750,000-950,000 price range to get a decent place. The nicer larger homes not on the water will range from about 1 million to 1.5 million. The condos range from the 400's to about 1 million.
Wilder Ranch State Park has over 34 miles of biking, hiking, and equestrian trails winding through coastal valleys and terraces. The Park has tours and because several restored buildings that once belonged to the Wilder family are preserved, living history is demonstrated to help visitors explore the lives of early farmers and ranchers along the Central Coast. Originally the area of the main rancho supplied the Santa Cruz Mission, and then it later became a flourishing and pioneering dairy ranch. The grounds surrounding the park include gardens, historic adobes, and Victorian homes.
The University of California Santa Cruz is a nationally ranked research University devoted to excellence in undergraduate teaching. Opened in the fall of 1965, the undergraduate school has a current enrollment of about 15,000 students. Undergraduates can be involved in coursework in 62 different majors, and graduate students work towards masters and doctoral degrees as well as graduate certificates in 33 academic fields.
Santa
Cruz
is best known as one of
America’s surfing capitals, complete with a museum devoted to
surfing,
and a beach whose waves are known all over the world. Hawaiian royalty
first introduced surfing to the mainland in 1885 – and
visitors and residents have been enjoying riding the
waves ever since. There is so much
to do in Santa Cruz, it is hard to know where to begin. Not only can
one go surfing, but sailing, swimming, diving, and
paddling are some of the few other activities one can do at the beach.
Santa
Cruz has not one but eleven world class surf breaks, including the
point breaks over rock bottoms near Pleasure Point and Steamer Lane ,
which undoubtedly create some of the best surfing waves in the
world. Santa
Cruz also hosts several surf contests which draw international
contestants each year. There is the
O’Neill Cold Water Classic,
the International Longboard Association contest, and many
others. Although
most famously known for surfing, Santa Cruz has so much more to offer
visitors and residents alike.
Santa Cruz is home to Derby Skate Park, the first public skate park in the US as well as the brand new Wormhoudt Skatepark at Mike Fox Park. A few blocks from the beach is Santa Cruz’s newly remodeled downtown. The tree-lined streets, which are pedestrian friendly, are filled with funky, vibrant stores and galleries. There are outdoor bistros, sidewalk vendors and musicians, all keeping with the city’s innovative personality. Santa Cruz is also home to the Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary and Natural Bridges State Park.
Natural Bridges State Beach is world-renowned for its yearly migration of Monarch butterflies. Visitors to the beach can see thousands of butterflies during their peak season. The best time to see monarchs is usually on the tours that are held on the weekends from mid-October through February. There is also a celebration of the butterflies' arrival with a Welcome Back Monarchs Day in October – and their departure with the Migration Festival in February. The beach, with its famous natural bridge, is an incredible place to view seals and otters playing offshore, ocean and shore birds, and migrating whales. Further along the beach, tide pools offer a glimpse of life beneath the sea. When there are low tides, one can see crabs, sea anemones, sea stars, and other colorful ocean life.
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See the Santa Cruz County School District map of the school districts in Santa Cruz County that your child may attend. Click on the plus + or minus - buttons to enlarge the map. Before making any decision on buying a home, call the school district to be sure your potential home is in the district you want. As schools face economic problems, some schools may close or the boundaries may have changed. You can contact the Santa Cruz County Office of Education at 831-476-7140 or visit the website of the schools or districts and call the appropriate one.
