Living in Scotts Valley S cotts Valley is no longer that little town you pass on the way to the beach. It's much more. It is high-tech, having changed from being a sleepy, rural retirement community to a repository for Young, Urban Professionals who work in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties. S cotts Valley today is situated on the upland slope of the Santa Cruz Mountains near Monterey Bay. The city covers an area of five square miles on both sides of Highway 17, ten minutes north of Santa Cruz and thirty minutes south of San Jose.
Average rainfall is about forty inches.
By the year 2000, estimate population is between 12,000 and 15,000. R ecreational facilities include RV parks, a nine hole golf course, city parks, a movie theater, and a roller rink with free skating and roller hockey programs. There is also a community center with baseball and soccer fields, pool, and an outdoor amphitheater. The community organizes several fund raising events throughout the year, donating proceeds to the local schools. I n recent years, there has been an influx of high technology companies who have located in Scotts Valley, including Borland International, Seagate Technology, and GEC Plessey Semiconductors.