From
$100
Burial in Beit Olam
Burial · Santa Cruz, CA
How much does a burial cost in Santa Cruz?
Average burial and full-service funeral prices in Santa Cruz, plot and plot-adjacent costs, and local providers.
Updated July 2026
IndependentPrices sourced from providers10 providers in Santa CruzUpdated July 2026How we source this
In Santa Cruz, burial typically runs between $100 and $100, with a local median around $100 based on 2 priced providers. Calla compares the 10 providers below in Santa Cruz, California on price, what's included, and reviews. 4 of them have a published price list on file with Calla. The most-reviewed highly rated option is Sea Spirit Memorial (5.0 stars across 122 reviews).
What burial costs in Santa Cruz
$100
Low
$100
Typical (median)
$100
High
Based on 2 local prices Calla tracks.
At a median of $100, Santa Cruz sits below the typical national range of $7,000–$9,000 for a funeral with burial.
What does the price usually include?
A typical burial price covers the items on the left. The items on the right are common add-ons billed separately — ask each provider for an itemized list.
Included
- The funeral home's basic services and staff fee
- Transfer and preparation of the deceased
- A viewing or funeral service and use of facilities
- Coordination of permits and paperwork
- Hearse and transport to the cemetery
Usually extra
- The cemetery plot or grave space
- A casket and, where required, a burial vault or liner
- Opening and closing the grave (a cemetery fee)
- The headstone or grave marker
- Certified copies of the death certificate
Which providers serve Santa Cruz?
See our ranked best burial in Santa Cruz →
From
$984
Attended Ash Scattering at Sea (1-38 pax)
From
$100
unattended spreading
4
Santa Cruz Watsonville Cremation and Burial Service
5.0(32)
Santa Cruz, CA (831) 200-8428
- Cremation
- Burial
- Traditional funeral
- Prepaid
Pricing on request
Call for an itemized quote
From
$1,670
Direct Cremation
Pricing on request
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7
Oakwood Memorial Park & Cemetery
4.9(7)
Santa Cruz, CA (831) 426-1601
- Cremation
- Burial
- Traditional funeral
- Prepaid
Pricing on request
Call for an itemized quote
Pricing on request
Call for an itemized quote
Pricing on request
Call for an itemized quote
Pricing on request
Call for an itemized quote
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Terms to know
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