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Living in Scotts Valley

There were 960 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026. For Scotts Valley, owner occupation was 73.6%, and the vacancy rate was 6.78% in July 2026. Its population was 12,044 in July 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1934 sources

Population11,652people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary5,535EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent2,190EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate2.92%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime1,904offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 20% aboveOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean6.15µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Scotts Valley?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$2,491 per month, while the median home value was US$1,105,700 in July 2026. 50.1% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Scotts Valley recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet20Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan21Official · national market
Median gross rent$2,491/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent50.08 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)6.78 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents1,187 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)2,582 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent2,190 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes183 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Is Scotts Valley a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 37–55%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%
Student44%strong on education, weak on housing · range 34–54%
Family51%strong on family, weak on cost · range 42–60%
Retirement41%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 30–52%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

13.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,537 of 11,652 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$143,750 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Scotts Valley is 2.9%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income143,750 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband91.3 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with a broadband subscription97.74 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with internet but no subscription0.97 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households without internet1.29 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with satellite internet4.61 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Median gross salary5,535 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)23Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)4,044 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov22Official
Unemployment rate2.92 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Scotts Valley?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €4,044 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€485of €3,149 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,149
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €2,582
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€485
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Scotts Valley Salary needed to live in Scotts Valley

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Scotts Valley. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Scotts Valley. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher94.25 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Schools14 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · school district
School enrolment, share of residents23.26 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio41 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents960 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Preventable hospitalizations1,617 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Scotts Valley when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesScotts Valley highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Scotts Valley highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Scotts Valley1,904
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,904 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting13Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents109.5 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Recorded violent crimes25 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time24.85 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by bicycle1.83 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by public transport1.4 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers walking to work1.65 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Nearest airportWVI3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official
Distance to nearest airport24 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Scotts Valley. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Scotts Valley.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Scotts Valley is 6.2 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6.15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202434Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 16.94 · Feb 17.72 · Mar 19.17 · Apr 20.72 · May 21.89 · Jun 23.33 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 24.33 · Sep 24.83 · Oct 23.28 · Nov 19.28 · Dec 16.39 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 5.22 · Feb 5.94 · Mar 6.72 · Apr 7.61 · May 9.44 · Jun 10.89 · Jul 12.39 · Aug 12.56 · Sep 11.61 · Oct 9.72 · Nov 6.89 · Dec 4.94 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
Average temperature by monthJan 11.06 · Feb 11.83 · Mar 12.94 · Apr 14.17 · May 15.67 · Jun 17.11 · Jul 17.94 · Aug 18.44 · Sep 18.22 · Oct 16.5 · Nov 13.11 · Dec 10.67 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 163.1 · Feb 154.9 · Mar 109.5 · Apr 51.82 · May 22.1 · Jun 6.1 · Jul 0.254 · Aug 1.02 · Sep 2.54 · Oct 33.53 · Nov 80.52 · Dec 152.7 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading47.4 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean5.31 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites2 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation1,725 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature22.75 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature14.83 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature8.92 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Ventura ±1.8 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±3.9 °C, Reims (France) ±4.1 °C, Werl (Germany) ±4.5 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±4.8 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±5.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 1,537 is not 5.1% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share5.14 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official
Foreign residents1,537 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density974.1 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau9Official
Population11,652 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program19Official
Population covered by crime statistics11,731 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value1,105,700 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Owner-occupied homes73.63 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Labour force participation rate65.53 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Residents born abroad12.76 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents7.62 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Non-citizens, share of residents5.14 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Flu vaccination coverage65.54 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage6Official
Mammography screening coverage80.4 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate7Official
Residents without health insurance2.33 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher55.63 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Households with a vehicle available94.18 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers aged 16 and over6,011 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers mainly working from home26.14 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households using cellular data plans89.67 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official

Alternatives for people set on Scotts Valley

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Saratoga as a Scotts Valley alternative in the same region

25 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Median gross pay, city: €10,162 Saratoga vs €5,535 Scotts Valley+84%
  • Median gross pay, region: €6,210 Saratoga vs €4,044 Scotts Valley+54%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 689 Saratoga vs 1,904 Scotts Valley−64%
  • Foreign residents: 11.0% Saratoga vs 5.1% Scotts Valley+115%
  • Residents: 30,418 Saratoga vs 11,652 Scotts Valley+161%
  • Unemployment: 4.0% Saratoga vs 2.9% Scotts Valley+36%
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.3 µg/m³ Saratoga vs 6.1 µg/m³ Scotts Valley+51%

Plainfield as a Scotts Valley alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2933 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 11,652 Scotts Valley+329%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 1,904 Scotts Valley−61%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 2.9% Scotts Valley+29%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €5,535 Scotts Valley−13%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 24.0 km Scotts Valley−63%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 6.1 µg/m³ Scotts Valley+27%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 5.1% Scotts Valley+19%

Cities near Scotts Valley

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Ben Lomond 7.1 km away
Rent
2,323 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,868 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Soquel 9.4 km away
Rent
2,094 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,496 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Aptos 12.2 km away
Rent
1,902 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,614 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Rio Del Mar 14.8 km away
Rent
3,148 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,468 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Scotts Valley?

The median gross salary is 4,044 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Scotts Valley?

The unemployment rate is 2.92 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Scotts Valley?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.15 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Scotts Valley?

Police recorded 1,904 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Scotts Valley?

The published population is 11,652 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Scotts Valley?

1,537 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Scotts Valley a good place to live?

Scotts Valley may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Scotts Valley?

Ben Lomond, Santa Cruz, Soquel, Capitola, Aptos are near Scotts Valley. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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