62 homes in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara is the "American Riviera" known for Mediterranean climate, Spanish Colonial architecture, and beautiful beaches. Home to UC Santa Barbara and wine country.
Today, Santa Barbara has 62 homes for sale at a median price of $4,700,000, typically selling in about 72 days. Families here choose from 11 schools rated 8 or higher on the Topfind School Score.
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Median Home Price
$5.25M
↑ 54.3% over the past yearMonths of Supply
Estimated time to sell all listings at the current sales pace
7.8 months of supply
Buyer's Market62 active listings—plenty of options to choose from.
What this means for buyers
There is more inventory than recent sales absorb—buyers have plenty of options and stronger footing to negotiate price and terms. Listings typically sell in ~72 days.
Sales Velocity
How fast homes are selling
Homes are sitting on the market—buyers often have strong leverage to negotiate price, terms, and repairs. Sales 25% faster than 6 months ago.
Inventory Distribution
Homes are selling at a healthy pace—more listings move within 30 days than sit longer on the market.
Most homes are selling within a month, but a meaningful share is starting to linger longer.
Housing Tenure in Santa Barbara
Renting is more common here than statewide—this market has more rental inventory and transient residents.
40%
Homeowners
60%
Renters
Homeownership is 15.5% lower than the California average (55.5%)
36,618 households (2023)
Median Price by Bedroom
Larger homes command significantly higher prices, with sharp increases beyond 3 bedrooms.
Each additional bedroom adds about $2.9M in value on average, with larger homes seeing bigger price jumps.
Largest increase: 4 → 5 bedrooms (+$7.3M)
Price Reductions
26 listings have reduced their price
42% of active listings
Average reduction: 10.8% (~$508K)
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