Santa Barbara County, CA Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in Santa Barbara County, CA is $970,390. There were 3,428 home sales in Santa Barbara County, CA over the past 12 months. The median residential Santa Barbara County, CA home value for transactions over the previous year is $800,836. The number of current listings in Santa Barbara County, CA is 3,965, and the percentage of properties for sale is 3965.00%. The county has 99 foreclosures, 10 bank owned properties, 19 headed for auction, and 3,965 properties for sale.
Santa Barbara County, CA Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria | $ 686,751 $ 410/sqft | Guadalupe | $ 626,389 $ 418/sqft |
| Santa Barbara | $ 2,399,500 $ 1,318/sqft | Santa Ynez | $ 1,436,349 $ 725/sqft |
| Lompoc | $ 625,000 $ 387/sqft | Los Alamos | $ 891,578 $ 481/sqft |
| Goleta | $ 1,475,000 $ 875/sqft | Summerland | $ 2,597,678 $ 1,328/sqft |
| Carpinteria | $ 1,757,548 $ 1,188/sqft | Los Olivos | $ 1,898,868 $ 1,123/sqft |
| Solvang | $ 1,411,475 $ 669/sqft | New Cuyama | $ 254,500 $ 209/sqft |
| Buellton | $ 935,000 $ 513/sqft | Casmalia | $ -- $ -- |
Housing Market Summary for Santa Barbara County, CA
| Sep 2025 | September 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $1.1M | $1.1M | - |
| Median Sold Price | $884.8K | $924.2K | 4.45% |
| Homes For Sale | 2,036 | 3,930 | 93.03% |
| Homes Sold | 2,699 | 2,129 | -21.12% |
Price Per Square Foot
On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.
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Santa Barbara County, CA home values range from $117,129 to $34,602,724. Santa Barbara is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $2,885,000, and New Cuyama is most affordable with average house prices of around $271,499.5.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 1.12% of all residential properties in Santa Barbara County, CA with Santa Maria containing 34 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 14 cities within Santa Barbara County, CA; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $1,578,500 in Carpinteria to the lowest home value of $254,500 in New Cuyama.
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Santa Barbara County, CA ranges from the highest value of $2,199,000 in Santa Barbara to the lowest value of $374,950 in Santa Maria. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.16% of properties in Santa Barbara County, CA. There are 14 cities within Santa Barbara County, CA; Santa Barbara containing 4 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- AuctionsSanta Maria has 7 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Santa Barbara County, CA. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.30% of all properties in Santa Barbara County, CA. There are 14 cities within Santa Barbara County, CA; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $792,498 in Carpinteria to the lowest value of $480,202 in Carpinteria.
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