@thedigitalnomadguy: Santa Cruz looks like paradise. But when rent gets this high, people don’t disappear. They move into cars, RVs, tents, and parking lots. The system didn’t lose them. It priced them out. #SantaCruz #HousingCrisis #CostOfLiving #VanLife #DystopianReality
One thing about living in Santa Cruz I never could stomach, all the damn rent vampires
2026-10-28 18:09:22
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Joelle :
That’s my hometown 😭
2026-10-30 00:22:27
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Noelle.violet✨ :
it's my dream to live in Santa Cruz 😭 maybe one day when I'm so old I can't enjoy it
2026-10-30 01:57:58
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Fayeded04 :
I work 85 hours a week 😅 and live in someone’s garage for 2500/mo + utilities
2026-10-30 00:26:36
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♏️ Breez_is_Liz ♏️ :
You are absolutely right the rent is ridiculous
2026-10-29 22:51:18
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user4250591627102 :
Cost of living is ridiculous and there’s no good paying jobs
2026-10-28 19:34:03
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🎠Celia🤍 :
They’re making plenty of apartments for low income people but middle class like my son and his family can’t afford to live here anymore. They tried to apply for lower income apartments and it was a no go,They didn’t qualify. Can’t afford the rent price as it is both of them working good job.
2026-10-29 18:49:19
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Athena14 :
And this is why I’m 32 and still living with my parents. Doesn’t matter how well my job pays if I can’t afford to live in this county. 😩
2026-10-29 03:02:40
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It’s Me, Baby. Meeeeeee :
Santa Cruz hasn’t got an extra inch of space. Everything is packed into every space as tightly as possible. Not enough room to breathe.
2026-10-27 18:37:10
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LG1999 :
Homeless actually come from all over statistically but still with you on point.
2026-10-27 19:44:45
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huntess415 :
We were priced out
2026-10-29 08:12:08
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Debbie :
very true and also the climate is perfect for anyone living outdoors. so ppl come from all over. the very climate that creates our paradise naturally attracts ppl who live exposed to the elements.
2026-10-29 00:55:14
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peace.love.hope.faith :
You are absolutely correct about the costs. I live directly across the bay in Pacific Grove next to Pebble Beach and Carmel. Born n raised here 75 years ago and barely hanging on.
2026-10-28 01:28:09
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Urban Drifter :
best investment I ever made
2026-10-27 22:06:54
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Chestnut queen :
Your outfit
2026-10-27 23:06:03
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Swampstalker :
That’s not living
2026-10-27 18:36:09
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sunnysunshine :
My uncle has been homeless in Santa Cruz since he was 21 in 1976. He has lived above the Palomar for decades, in section 8 housing near Santa Cruz High , with girlfriends and around the boardwalk lately. He is a musician and not dangerous but not much of a worker.
2026-10-28 21:21:24
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Vcastro :
Very well said
2026-10-29 07:56:50
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Donnie :
Love that house behind you! Looks really old
2026-10-27 21:10:08
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Carlos Gonzalez :
you could thank the president🤔
2026-10-28 20:26:16
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Royalight :
Bring the rents down !
2026-10-28 15:16:22
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lewisclark869 :
my son was born in Santa Cruz 6 1/2 years ago
2026-10-28 00:06:51
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klc831stc :
My home for 35 years my whole life ! Makes me sad 😞
2026-10-29 13:32:46
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Andrea Eaton :
The house behind you has a really great orange tree🤗
2026-10-28 21:01:08
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Lucia :
The sad truth is that not everyone who wants to live here can. It took me many, many years to get here.
2026-10-29 21:45:39
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