BOULDER CREEK HOMES - HOME PRICES IN BOULDER CREEK, CA

Boulder Creek, Ca is a small town in North Santa Cruz County located in the San Lorenzo Valley area off Highway 9.  Boulder Creek has a quaint downtown with a few fun places to eat like Scopazzi's and a great local market, New Leaf. Boulder Creek is situated in a beautiful area in the Santa Cruz Mountains with State Parks nearby like Big Basin where you can see old growth redwoods. 

Prices of Boulder Creek homes are lower on average that home prices in Santa Cruz making it a great place for people to buy that want to be near the beach and beautiful mountains for less.  In 2009 the median price of a Boulder Creek home was about $320,000.  That is down from 2008 when the median home price in Boulder Creek was $428,000.

Graph of Median Prices of Boulder Creek Homes

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The number of Boulder Creek Homes sold has increased a lot over the past year of 2009 due to the decrease in home prices.  There have been many low priced foreclosures and short sales for sale in the Boulder Creek area attracting first time buyers and investors.  In 2008, 76 Boulder Creek Homes were sold and in 2009 the number of Boulder Creek homes sold increased to 104!

Boulder Creek offers some great opportunities for buyers and investors.  For those that like small town living but want to be close to beaches and metropolitan areas like San Jose, Silicon Valley and San Francisco, Boulder Creek is an area worth exploring.  For more information about buying a home or selling your Boulder Creek home please contact me at (831) 419-9345 or cjess4homes@yahoo.com