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Santa Barbara, CA Housing Market

$1,863,397

0.9% 1-yr

The average Santa Barbara, CA home value is $1,863,397, up 0.9% over the past year and goes to pending in around 19 days.

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Santa Barbara Key Takeaways

Typical Home Values: $1,863,397

1-year Value Change: +0.9%

(Data through April 30, 2025)

Santa Barbara Housing Market Overview

--1-year Market Forecast
228For sale inventory(April 30, 2025)
85New listings(April 30, 2025)
0.980Median sale to list ratio(March 31, 2025)
$1,972,083Median sale price(March 31, 2025)
$2,398,000Median list price(April 30, 2025)
33.1%Percent of sales over list price(March 31, 2025)
60.8%Percent of sales under list price(March 31, 2025)
19Median days to pending(April 30, 2025)
(Metric availability is based on market coverage and data)
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Santa Barbara Rental Market Trends

$4,220Average rent in Santa Barbara(April 30, 2025)
$2,024National average rent(April 30, 2025)
-1.1%Month-over-month change(April 30, 2025)
5.6%Year-over-year change(April 30, 2025)
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The Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) measures changes in asking rents over time, controlling for changes in the quality of the available rental inventory.

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