Santa Barbara County, CA Housing Market

$977,043

1.1% 1-yr

The average Santa Barbara County, CA home value is $977,043, down 1.1% over the past year and goes to pending in around 17 days.

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Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), built from the ground up by measuring monthly changes in property level Zestimates, captures both the level and home values across a wide variety of geographies and housing types.

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Santa Barbara County Key Takeaways

Typical Home Values: $977,043

1-year Value Change: -1.1%

(Data through July 31, 2025)

Santa Barbara County Housing Market Overview

--1-year Market Forecast

864For sale inventory(July 31, 2025)

285New listings(July 31, 2025)

1.000Median sale to list ratio(June 30, 2025)

$896,500Median sale price(June 30, 2025)

$1,505,333Median list price(July 31, 2025)

41.1%Percent of sales over list price(June 30, 2025)

44.5%Percent of sales under list price(June 30, 2025)

17Median days to pending(July 31, 2025)

(Metric availability is based on market coverage and data)

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Zillow's metrics provide valuable market data by tracking market changes in different locations and housing types.

Cities in Santa Barbara County

NameMedian ZHVI
Santa Ynez$1,804,233
Solvang$1,352,937
Los Olivos$1,697,203
Goleta$1,355,706
Buellton$894,111
Isla Vista$1,486,268
Santa Barbara$1,812,586
Los Alamos$889,581
Montecito$5,181,495

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Santa Barbara County Rental Market Trends

$3,314Average rent in Santa Barbara County(July 31, 2025)

$2,072National average rent(July 31, 2025)

0.7%Month-over-month change(July 31, 2025)

2.4%Year-over-year change(July 31, 2025)

How does this data help me?
The Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) measures changes in asking rents over time, controlling for changes in the quality of the available rental inventory.