---
listing_id: ML81968206
status: Closed
price: 1525000
beds: 3
baths_full: 1
baths_half: 1
sqft_living: 1730
sqft_lot: 7623
lot_acres: 
year_built: 1973
property_type: Residential
property_subtype: Single Family Residence
address: "542 Palisades Ave"
city: Santa Cruz
state: CA
zip: 95062
county: "Santa Cruz County"
lat: 36.959655
lng: -121.973971
days_on_market: 688
hoa_fee: 
hoa_frequency: 
garage_spaces: 0
list_agent: "Nick Bailey"
list_office: "Bailey Properties"
list_agent_phone: "(831) 706-7349"
list_agent_license: 02042562
mls_source: MLSL
modified: 2026-02-02
transaction_type: recentlySold
---

Home | Santa Cruz County | Santa Cruz | 95062 | 542 Palisades Ave

542 Palisades Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

MLS: ML81968206 | Status: Sold | Price: $1,525,000
Beds/Baths: 3 / 1 /1
Property Type: Residential

Quick Facts

Beds Baths Sq Ft Sq Ft Lot Yr Built
3 1 /1 1,730 7,623 1973

Remarks

3 Bedroom, 1.5 Bathroom single-level home featuring a pool in the desirable Pleasure Point neighborhood.

MLS Listing Information

Field Value
MLS # ML81968206
MLS Source MLSListings, Inc.

Features

Interior Features

Feature Details
Dining Room Dining Area
Family Room Other
Fireplace Wood Stove
Cooling None
Heating Central Forced Air - Gas

Exterior Features

Feature Details
Roof Composition, Rolled/Hot Mop, Shingle
Foundation Concrete Perimeter

Parking, School, and Other Information

Feature Details
Garage/Parking Carport, Garage: 0 Car(s)
Elementary District Live Oak Elementary
High School District Santa Cruz City High
Sewer Public Sewer
Water Public
Zoning R-1-5-PP

Contact Information

Nick Bailey
Bailey Properties
License #: 02042562
Phone: (831) 706-7349

School Ratings

School data provided by GreatSchools.org

Nearby Schools

School Type Grades Distance Rating
Del Mar Elementary School public K-5 0.72 mi 4
Shoreline Middle School public 6-8 0.88 mi 7
Live Oak Elementary School public K-5 1.16 mi 5
Green Acres Elementary School public K-5 1.79 mi 6
Ocean Alternative Education Center public K-8 1.79 mi 8
Special Education Preschool public UG 1.79 mi N/A
New Brighton Middle School public 6-8 1.95 mi 7
Soquel Elementary School public K-5 2.03 mi 6
Harbor High School public 9-12 2.10 mi 7
Gault Elementary School public K-5 2.22 mi 5
Santa Cruz Adult public UG 2.25 mi N/A
Soquel High School public 9-12 2.35 mi 9
De Laveaga Elementary School public K-5 2.47 mi 8
Main Street Elementary School public K-5 2.55 mi 7
Branciforte Middle School public 6-8 2.56 mi 9
Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch School public K-5 2.64 mi 9
Ark Independent Studies School public 6-12 2.64 mi 4
Alternative Family Education School public K-12 2.64 mi 8
Costanoa Continuation High School public 9-12 2.64 mi 2
Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary School public K-5 3.00 mi 7

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This listing information is up-to-date as of February 02, 2026. For the most current information, please contact Nick Bailey, (831) 706-7349.