CA area data
Santa barbara, CA
Aggregated across 7 ZIP codes in Santa barbara.
Population: 125,416 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $1.86M
- 1-year appreciation
- +3.6%
- 3-year appreciation
- +8.9%
- 5-year appreciation
- +30.8%
- 10-year appreciation
- +75.7%
- All-time peak (2024-10)
- $1.87M
- House Price Index
- 417.4 (-0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $1.87M
- Median list price
- $1.87M
- Median days on market
- 40 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 99.0%
- Active listings
- 29
- 1-year forecast
- +2.1%
- Days to pending
- 58 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 77
Rents
- Typical rent
- $3,837/mo
- 1-year rent change
- +2.4%
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,869/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $3,029/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 112.9 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 32.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $22.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 32
- Elementary schools
- 18
- Middle schools
- 4
- High schools
- 6
- Charter schools
- 4
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- drought, landslide, earthquake, inlandFlooding, wildfire
- FEMA flood zone
- AH
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 64.4°F
- Average high
- 72.6°F
- Average low
- 56.3°F
- Annual precipitation
- 19.5 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 46
- Days with Good air quality
- 226
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 10.2 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -83,240
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 10
- Nearest national park
- Channel Islands National Park (31 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) (1 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) (1 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 3
- Avg hospital rating
- 4.7 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 105
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.3 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -2,799 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,972
- Median annual property tax
- $7,516
- Mean commute to work
- 13 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 73.2%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 181,536
- Average weekly wage
- $1,218
- Top industries (by employment)
- Agriculture, Health Care, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 478
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ZIP codes in Santa barbara
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