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Santa Cruz, CA
California · Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz-Watsonville Metro
Santa Cruz is a mid-size city in California with a population of 60,953. Residents earn $111,427 per year, which is 48% above the national average.
2.9
/5.0
C+
Fair
60,953
Population
4,784/sq mi density
$111,427
Median Income
$54,688 per capita
$1,180,100
Home Value
$1,313,461 Zillow
$2,302
Median Rent
32.6% income on rent
59°F
Avg Temperature
317 sunny days/yr
596
Violent Crime/100K
4,493 property/100K
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Overall
2.9 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
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Economy
4.7 / 5.0
$111,427 median income, 3.9% unemployment
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Affordability
1.0 / 5.0
$1,180,100 home value, $2,302/mo rent
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Safety
1.0 / 5.0
596 violent crimes/100K (57% above avg)
A+
Education
5.0 / 5.0
57.7% bachelor's degree or higher
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UFO Sightings
57
Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Historic Markers
3
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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Mines
1
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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UFO Sightings Near Santa Cruz, CA
57 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Santa Cruz, CA.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Santa cruz, CA | 2014 | Orange floating disappearing lights. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2014 | I watched three red/orange glowing lights in the sky in a triangle formation. Then one faded and disappeared. The the other two separ |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2014 | Balls of bright orange lights seen hovering over city and disappearing up into sky from Santa Cruz Lighthouse. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2013 | I feel this is probably a new satellite of some sort, but would like to have it on record as a sighting. ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD)) |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2013 | Out of nowhere bright object appears in the sky and arcs downward at lightening speed into the Pacific Ocean |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2013 | Fire that rose in the night's sky in Santa Cruz, CA |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2013 | Bright White Light. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a star?? PD)) |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2013 | Orange light ejects flares. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2013 | Reddish/Orange ball of light seen over Monterey Bay. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2012 | Formation of 10 to 15 bright red-orange lights appeared over Monterey Bay in California. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2012 | 4 red/ orange orbs moved slowly across the sky together disappearing individually. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2012 | Shimmering oval shaped UFO seen over Highway 17 in Santa Cruz! |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2012 | Round red orange object stationary in the sky. Disappeared and reappeared quickly in the south east sky. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2011 | Me and My friend saw a UFO, just astonished! |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2010 | Group of lights moving and changing direction through the sky in Santa Cruz, CA 4/16/2010 @ 10:15 p.m. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2010 | six orange lights fly over Santa Cruz, CA |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2010 | Bright light hover over Santa Cruz, CA |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2010 | dimly lit diamond shape crafts fly a loop and then disappear |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2009 | There were big, bright lights flying in two formations. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2009 | three white patches forming a dim triangle (looked like one craft) flying completely silently, low, and at constant speed (fast) North. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2009 | 8-10 Amber colored lights seen in the Eastern Sky above Santa Cruz, CA |
| Santa cruz (sw of), CA | 2008 | Series of lights above Monterey Bay near Santa Cruz, Calif. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2008 | Large Dark Glowing Semi Rectangled object chased by plane in the Sky at about 2000 feet a few minutes before midnight in Santa Cruz Ca. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2007 | Video has text describing event. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2006 | Changing lights over Santa Cruz CA. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Sirius, we suspect. PD)) |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2006 | Observed 10-12 metallic spheres, flying in formation, during daylight flying from Santa Cruz Mtns toward Monterey Bay. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2005 | 2 red lights moving together and apart with a hazy cloaked craft inbetween. Dark sky. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2004 | Three objects traveling west..very cold clear evening. thought were shooting stars, no trails, gold in color moveing so fast, very very |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2004 | A pair of orange lights rapidly crossed tha Santa Cruz sky. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2004 | Triangle Dim Lights, Silent, See-Through, and very Fast |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2002 | I saw a black triangular aircraft flying at an altitude between 300 - 500 feet - it was HUGE (bigger than any plane I've ever seen), c |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2002 | I was on the beach and there was a red light in the sky. It was perfectely still for a very long time and then it sarted to move vertic |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2002 | Almost translucent sphere travelling at high speed/altitude across Santa Cruz, CA during the day. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2002 | We saw a soundless, dimly-lit, fast gliding craft at midnight that was unlike any aircraft known. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2002 | 5 of us were waiting for an iridium flare to appear on the No.Eastern sky,at approximately 18:43 hrs., when one of my friends got the |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2002 | Small, high-altitude reflective object moving steadily to the south over Santa Cruz, CA. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2001 | A large, metalic disc over the silcon valley region of California. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2001 | Shiny, silver, metallic disc with three small lights horizontaly side by side on the outer edge and rotated. |
| Arroyo seco, CA | 2000 | Blue glowing cloud shape. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 2000 | I saw the flying cigar! It was flying low, toward the north. It flew right over me. I watched it from the south and looked real closely |
| Santa cruz (@ 3200ft near bonnie doon airport), CA | 1999 | Writer 47 Yrs old located at W.End Henry Cowell Rewdood State Park at my Private Residence 3200 Ft. off the Pacific Coast Santa Cruz, C |
| Santa cruz, CA | 1999 | Three lights across the horizon slowly travelling from side to side seeming to dip into the water then flying high above. They were far |
| Santa cruz, CA | 1999 | Red balls of light seen over Monterey Bay in Santa Cruz, CA. Many witnesses. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 1999 | One large white orange to gold roundish, Looked like incoming meteor at first then slowed and did a slow complete circle up and around |
| Santa cruz, CA | 1999 | looked like a shooting star, but stars don't move that way. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 1999 | I was looking at the North Western skies at approx 07.45 A bright light came from the South It seemed to hover for a moment then shoot |
| Santa cruz, CA | 1998 | Sitting on the beach, a man yelled and told people to look at the sky. many observed the craft. Material did not look like metal |
| Santa cruz, CA | 1998 | A comet-like thing, about the size of a dinner plate. It had a tail that was greenish with sparks in it. No sound. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 1997 | My roomate was taking a picture of me on a mountain. When he snapped a picture of the craft also. I was electrified or something and my |
| Santa cruz, CA | 1997 | It was night and I saw large lights coming toward my house in Santa Cruz California. I was standing outside in my driveway when I saw |
| Santa cruz, CA | 1996 | Strange craft observed over Santa Cruz CA. |
| Santa cruz, CA | 1996 | Young couple watch very bright light to W over Pacific O. Had "corona effect"; reflected off water. Suddenly disappeared. (Planet?) |
| Santa cruz county, CA | 1993 | hovering ball of moltant lava 15 ft from me took of at speed of light...... |
| Santa cruz, CA | 1992 | I was driving down the highway 17 to highway 1 south junction.. A light enveloped the car. I pulled over and got out of the car. I l |
| Santa cruz, CA | 1990 | 4 dim lights lt orange in color flying extremely low just above redwood tree line totally silent |
| Santa cruz, CA | 1985 | This took place at the campus of UC at Santa Cruz ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of YO-3A?? PD)) |
| Arroy seco, CA | 1972 | the hum of a green dimond shaped light |