Santa Cruz
Jumbo Loan Limits in Santa Cruz County California in 2016
The highest loan amount for a “regular loan” is often called the conforming loan limit, and is announced by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae each January. This year, the conforming loan limit announced by both Fannie and Freddie for single family residences is $417,000. Any loan that is above this loan amount is considered a jumbo loan. In the Santa Cruz area a jumbo loan is any loan that is over the conforming loan limit. Jumbo loans typically will go up to $2 million and anything over $2 million is considered a super jumbo loan.
For 2016 the Santa Cruz County conforming loan limit is 729,750 and it is also the FHA jumbo loan limit for Santa Cruz County.
California Conforming / Jumbo Loan Limits 2016 by County:
| County | Median price | FHA limit | Conforming loan limit |
| Alameda County | $995,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Alpine County | $438,000 | $547,500 | $547,500 |
| Amador County | $355,000 | $443,750 | $443,750 |
| Butte County | $320,000 | $400,000 | $417,000 |
| Calaveras County | $370,000 | $462,500 | $462,500 |
| Colusa County | $318,000 | $397,500 | $417,000 |
| Contra Costa County | $995,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Del Norte County | $249,000 | $311,250 | $417,000 |
| El Dorado County | $464,000 | $580,000 | $580,000 |
| Fresno County | $305,000 | $381,250 | $417,000 |
| Glenn County | $230,000 | $287,500 | $417,000 |
| Humboldt County | $315,000 | $393,750 | $417,000 |
| Imperial County | $260,000 | $325,000 | $417,000 |
| Inyo County | $350,000 | $437,500 | $437,500 |
| Kern County | $295,000 | $368,750 | $417,000 |
| Kings County | $260,000 | $325,000 | $417,000 |
| Lake County | $321,000 | $401,250 | $417,000 |
| Lassen County | $200,000 | $271,050 | $417,000 |
| Los Angeles County | $710,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Madera County | $340,000 | $425,000 | $425,000 |
| Marin County | $995,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Mariposa County | $330,000 | $412,500 | $417,000 |
| Mendocino County | $410,000 | $512,500 | $512,500 |
| Merced County | $378,000 | $472,500 | $472,500 |
| Modoc County | $125,000 | $271,050 | $417,000 |
| Mono County | $370,000 | $462,500 | $462,500 |
| Monterey County | $599,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Napa County | $615,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Nevada County | $450,000 | $562,500 | $562,500 |
| Orange County | $710,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Placer County | $464,000 | $580,000 | $580,000 |
| Plumas County | $328,000 | $410,000 | $417,000 |
| Riverside County | $400,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| Sacramento County | $464,000 | $580,000 | $580,000 |
| San Benito County | $790,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| San Bernardino County | $400,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| San Diego County | $558,000 | $697,500 | $697,500 |
| San Francisco County | $995,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| San Joaquin County | $391,000 | $488,750 | $488,750 |
| San Luis ObispoCounty | $550,000 | $687,500 | $687,500 |
| San Mateo County | $995,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Santa Barbara County | $615,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Santa Clara County | $790,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Santa Cruz County | $719,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Shasta County | $339,000 | $423,750 | $423,750 |
| Sierra County | $228,000 | $285,000 | $417,000 |
| Siskiyou County | $235,000 | $293,750 | $417,000 |
| Solano County | $446,000 | $557,500 | $557,500 |
| Sonoma County | $530,000 | $662,500 | $662,500 |
| Stanislaus County | $339,000 | $423,750 | $423,750 |
| Sutter County | $340,000 | $425,000 | $425,000 |
| Tehama County | $250,000 | $312,500 | $417,000 |
| Trinity County | $200,000 | $271,050 | $417,000 |
| Tulare County | $260,000 | $325,000 | $417,000 |
| Tuolumne County | $350,000 | $437,500 | $437,500 |
| Ventura County | $599,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Yolo County | $464,000 | $580,000 | $580,000 |
| Yuba County | $340,000 | $425,000 | $425,000 |
Source: Department of Housing and Urban Development
If you live in the Santa Cruz area and have questions about the California jumbo loan limits or what it takes to qualify for the FHA jumbo loan program, contact our experts that can help you.
