THE SCOTTS VALLEY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Santa Cruz Mountains setting.
Scotts Valley city has 4.62 square miles of land in Santa Cruz County. Its Census reference point is in Santa Cruz Mountains, within Coast Range.
Pacific-facing coastal mountains support moisture-loving conifers, with marine terraces, dunes and beaches along the ocean edge. Inland slopes and the immediate coast have different vegetation patterns.
Regional context: Coast Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz County
Scotts Valley is associated with Santa Cruz County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Scotts Valley by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Scotts Valley, or 0% of its total area. It is 26.7 percentage points lower than the 26.7% recorded for Santa Cruz County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Scotts Valley city has 7.1 times the land area of nearby Mount Hermon CDP (0.65 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

