Your neighbors will wonder how you scored three acres in Soquel when most people fight over postage-stamp lots. This property delivers what others only promise, a compound where ambition meets opportunity. While others squeeze into HOA-approved boxes, you're deciding which workshop corner hosts tomorrow's project, which vehicles get garage spots (three!) & whether today's the day for that pool that turns summer afternoons into vacation-level luxury. The owners understood breathing room, four bedrooms that don't force togetherness but encourage it, a deck that makes rainstorms contemplative, & land that welcomes your boats, trucks & projects. Agricultural zoning means gardens & collecting eggs for breakfast. The fireplace tames cold evenings, & commuters smugly calculate time saved not sitting in traffic. When friends ask how you found acreage, privacy, AND function in this market, just smile. Some things don't need explanation, just appreciation.
Single-familyProperty Type
1980Year Built
2.98 acresLot Size
$696Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
3 garage spacesParking
Listed by Strock Team•DRE #70010201• eXp Realty of California Inc
Contact: 831-688-9800
Bought with David Derousseau•DRE #02005270• Epique Realty
Your neighbors will wonder how you scored three acres in Soquel when most people fight over postage-stamp lots. This property delivers what others only promise, a compound where ambition meets opportunity. While others squeeze into HOA-approved boxes, you're deciding which workshop corner hosts tomorrow's project, which vehicles get garage spots (three!) & whether today's the day for that pool that turns summer afternoons into vacation-level luxury. The owners understood breathing room, four bedrooms that don't force togetherness but encourage it, a deck that makes rainstorms contemplative, & land that welcomes your boats, trucks & projects. Agricultural zoning means gardens & collecting eggs for breakfast. The fireplace tames cold evenings, & commuters smugly calculate time saved not sitting in traffic. When friends ask how you found acreage, privacy, AND function in this market, just smile. Some things don't need explanation, just appreciation.
bridgeMLS, Bay East AOR, or Contra Costa AOR #ML81327594
Sep 19, 2014
Sold
$1,055,000
$427/sq ft
Sep 19, 2014
Sold
$1,055,000
$427/sq ft
Aug 22, 2014
Pending
—
Jul 15, 2014
Price Changed
$1,150,000
$465/sq ft
May 3, 2014
Price Changed
$1,259,000
$509/sq ft
May 3, 2014
Price Changed
$1,299,000
$525/sq ft
May 3, 2014
Price Changed
$1,295,000
$524/sq ft
Mar 22, 2014
Price Changed
$1,299,000
$525/sq ft
Dec 8, 2013
Price Changed
$1,350,000
$546/sq ft
Aug 30, 2013
Price Changed
$1,495,000
$605/sq ft
Jul 29, 2013
Listed
$1,695,000
$686/sq ft
Jul 29, 2013
Listed
$1,150,000
$465/sq ft
+15
BIG REDUCTION!! UPDATED COUNTRY PROPERTY with single level home & pool on 2.97 useable acres! Great floor plan, good separation/possible in-law quarters. Kitchen with granite countertops. New MBA. Barn with paddocks. Fenced pasture. Deluxe hen house & pen could also be used for dog runs. Room for RV & guest parking. Minutes to Soquel Village. Easy commute to Silicon Valley. MUST SEE NOW!
Public Records
Aug 16, 1984
Sold
$61,000
$25/sq ft
Public Records
Dec 1, 1982
Sold
$115,000
$47/sq ft
Public Records
Jul 27, 1979
Sold
$238,000
$96/sq ft
Public Records
May 25, 1978
Sold
$37,500
$15/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$14,449 (+4.7%)
$841,295 + $426,657
$1,267,952
2024
$13,801 (+1.7%)
$824,799 + $418,291
$1,243,090
2023
$13,574 (+1.3%)
$824,799 + $418,291
$1,243,090
2022
$13,395 (+3.0%)
$808,627 + $410,089
$1,218,716
2021
$13,008 (+1.2%)
$792,772 + $402,048
$1,194,820
2020
$12,857 (+1.8%)
$777,227 + $394,165
$1,171,392
2019
$12,635 (+1.8%)
$769,257 + $390,123
$1,159,380
2018
$12,411 (+4.1%)
$754,174 + $382,474
$1,136,648
2017
$11,923 (+3.6%)
$724,889 + $367,622
$1,092,511
2016
$11,504 (+2.1%)
$724,889 + $367,622
$1,092,511
2015
$11,267 (+107.3%)
$710,675 + $360,414
$1,071,089
2014
$5,435
$149,137 + $353,026
$502,163
2013
$5,439 (+2.4%)
$149,137 + $353,026
$502,163
2012
$5,310 (+2.1%)
$148,463 + $351,431
$499,894
2011
$5,199 (+1.3%)
$145,552 + $344,540
$490,092
2010
$5,135 (−0.6%)
$142,698 + $337,784
$480,482
2009
$5,168 (+2.7%)
$141,632 + $335,259
$476,891
2008
$5,031
$141,968 + $336,055
$478,023
Tax history for 140 Echo Ridge Ln
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$14,449 (+4.7%)
$841,295 + $426,657
$1,267,952
2024
$13,801 (+1.7%)
$824,799 + $418,291
$1,243,090
2023
$13,574 (+1.3%)
$824,799 + $418,291
$1,243,090
2022
$13,395 (+3.0%)
$808,627 + $410,089
$1,218,716
2021
$13,008 (+1.2%)
$792,772 + $402,048
$1,194,820
2020
$12,857 (+1.8%)
$777,227 + $394,165
$1,171,392
2019
$12,635 (+1.8%)
$769,257 + $390,123
$1,159,380
2018
$12,411 (+4.1%)
$754,174 + $382,474
$1,136,648
2017
$11,923 (+3.6%)
$724,889 + $367,622
$1,092,511
2016
$11,504 (+2.1%)
$724,889 + $367,622
$1,092,511
2015
$11,267 (+107.3%)
$710,675 + $360,414
$1,071,089
2014
$5,435
$149,137 + $353,026
$502,163
2013
$5,439 (+2.4%)
$149,137 + $353,026
$502,163
2012
$5,310 (+2.1%)
$148,463 + $351,431
$499,894
2011
$5,199 (+1.3%)
$145,552 + $344,540
$490,092
2010
$5,135 (−0.6%)
$142,698 + $337,784
$480,482
2009
$5,168 (+2.7%)
$141,632 + $335,259
$476,891
2008
$5,031
$141,968 + $336,055
$478,023
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
4
Baths
3
Stories
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Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
2.98 Acres
Year renovated
1980
Sq. Ft.
2,472
Year built
1980
Style
Vacant Land
County
Santa Cruz County
APN
09904144
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Jul 10, 2026.
A
Agriculture
The purposes of the A Agriculture Zone District are to encourage and provide for noncommercial agricultural uses, such as family farming and animal raising, and to allow limited commercial agricultural activities, on the small amounts of agricultural land remaining in the County which are not designated as commercially suitable, but which still constitute a productive natural resource; to provide for agricultural uses of a higher intensity in rural areas than those allowed in the RA Residential Agricultural Zone District where such use is compatible with the surrounding land uses and the environmental constraints of the land; to maintain options for a diversity of farm operations; to implement the agricultural preservation policy of Chapter 16.50 SCCC; and to maintain productive open space and rural character in the County.
Property details
Parking
Parking Information
Garage (Minimum): 3
Garage (Maximum): 3
Parking Description: Attached Garage, Parking Area, Room for Oversized Vehicle
Garage Spaces: 3
Parking Spaces: 20
Interior
Virtual Tour
Bedroom Information
# of Bedrooms (Minimum): 4
# of Bedrooms (Maximum): 4
Bedrooms: Ground Floor Bedroom, More than One Bedroom on Ground Floor, Primary Suite/Retreat
Bathroom Information
# of Baths (Full): 3
Bathroom Description: Double Sinks, Full on Ground Floor, Marble, Primary (Stall Shower(s)), Shower and Tub, Split Bath, Stall Shower, Stone, Tile