Santa Cruz County, California property search
Search an address or an owner in Santa Cruz County, California with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 97,180 lots are mapped here, covering 754,770 acres. 10,685 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Santa Cruz County received $6.8 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 47 recipients. 200 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Malaysia. Crop insurance paid $241,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 97,180
- Lots mapped
- 754,770
- Acres
- 10,685
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Santa Cruz County
Largest landowners by acreage in Santa Cruz County, California| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| CALIFORNIA STATE OF | 785 | 36,760 |
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| SANTA CRUZ CITY OF | 396 | 5,898 |
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| CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIV FOUNDATION | 14 | 3,042 |
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| LOCKHEED PROPERTIES INC | 4 | 2,909 |
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| KELLY-THOMPSON RANCH LLC | 6 | 2,777 |
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| EXCHANGE BANK TRUSTEE ETAL | 7 | 2,753 |
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| LAND TRUST OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY | 55 | 2,303 |
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| SAN LORENZO VALLEY WATER DISTRICT | 141 | 1,894 |
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| BIG CREEK TIMBER COMPANY LLC | 19 | 1,790 |
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| SANTA CRUZ COUNTY OF | 546 | 1,767 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in California
Federal farm payments in Santa Cruz County
- $6.8M
- Paid in 2025
- 47
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Santa Cruz County, California, 2025| Program | Paid |
|---|
| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $6.6M |
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| ECPSFCOF | $133K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $18K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $2K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Santa Cruz County
- 200
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Santa Cruz County, California, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Malaysia | 200 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Santa Cruz County, California| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| CSY SARGENT RANCH, L.P. (MALAYSIA) | 200 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Santa Cruz County
- 33
- Policies
- 17,168
- Insured acres
- $241K
- Claims paid
- 0.63
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Santa Cruz County, California, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Apiculture | $170K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $71K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 23
- Substations
- 115 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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This copy of Santa Cruz County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.