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About Real Estate in La Selva Beach
La Selva Beach is a quiet beach community between Aptos and Watsonville. La Selva Beach offers a variety of outdoor activities including: beach coming, surfing, and exploring the many swimming holes along the San Lorenzo River. Residents can even purchase an affordable annual pass to gain access to SLV High School's large lap/rec pool. Another perk to living in Felton is that it is a reverse commute into Downtown Santa Cruz and other south-county areas (Aptos, Capitola, Soquel, East Side Santa Cruz). Most homes in La Selva Beach are on public water and septic systems.
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South Felton - Flat, sunny, walkable to Downtown Felton, lots of community events throughout the year
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Fall Creek - Easy access to SLV elementary, middle, high school tri-campus as well as the beautiful Fall Creek State Park
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Lompico - Buried in the redwoods and backing up to Loch Lomond Reservoir and recreation area, this is one of the most affordable areas in Santa Cruz County. Although it is further from amenities and tends to be a little darker/colder, it has a great community and events throughout the year
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Zayante - Similar to Lompico but a little more accessible, this is another affordable part of Felton nestled in the redwoods and has some nice amenities like a quaint market and popular Trout Farm restaurant/pool
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Forest Lakes - This community just past South Felton on Highway 9 towards Santa Cruz, has its own recreation area with swimming hole, community events, and private water company
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Big Foot Hill - Adjacent to Forest Lakes, this area enjoys close proximity to Downtown Felton
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Mount Hermon - This community was originally developed around a still-active Christian retreat/conference center, with beautiful facilities (including pool, hiking trails, and ropes course!) that residents can pay a fee to access. It has its own mutual water company and the conference center has first right of refusal of any home sales in the area.
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Felton Grove - Close to Downtown Felton, Roaring Camp, and Covered Bridge Park this area is extremely accessible but is prone to flooding as it backs up to the San Lorenzo River
Only 19 homes sold in La Selva Beach in 2024 and the average price of a single family during that time period was $1,725,000 which is quite a bit higher than the average for Santa Cruz County homes, which was $1,318,000 during the same period of time.*
*Data from MLSListings
Demographics for SLV, CA
Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau and MLSListings.
$1.725m
Average Home Price
31.7 minutes
Avg. Commute
2,531
Population
66.9%
Homeownership Rate
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