Santa Barbara County, CA Real Estate & Property Data

Santa Barbara County Real Estate Market Trends
Last Updated: April 22, 2025

With up-to-date real estate data get detailed insight into Santa Barbara County, CA sourced from the nation’s leading property data provider. The current median home price in Santa Barbara County, CA is $815,000. Santa Barbara County real estate data shows that there have been a total of 3,484 residential properties sold over the past 12 months. ATTOM’s Santa Barbara County real estate data indicates that the county has 23 properties in foreclosure.

Santa Barbara County Real Estate Market Trends
Total Residential Properties 111,243
Total Commercial Properties 8,111
Avg. Home Age (Single Family Home) 55 Years
Avg. Square Feet (Single Family Home) 1,867
Total 2025 Residential Sales (year-to-date) 472
% of Homes Seriously Underwater (Q2 2025) 0.66%
Total 2024 Residential Sales 3,239
% of Equity Rich Homes (Q2 2025) 55.23%
Effective 2024 Property Tax 0.55%
Total Foreclosure Filings (year-to-date) 53
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Santa Barbara County, CA Real Estate Overview

There were 3,484 residential properties sold in the past year in Santa Barbara County, CA. The median home value in Santa Barbara County, CA is $892,873. There are a total of 111,243 residential properties in the Santa Barbara.

Median Sales Price i
$815,000
(Feb 2025)
+19%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 $815,000
  • January '25 Jan '25 $760,750
  • December '24 Dec '24 $765,000
  • November '24 Nov '24 $740,000
  • October '24 Oct '24 $727,500
  • September '24 Sep '24 $800,000
  • August '24 Aug '24 $747,000
  • July '24 Jul '24 $707,000
  • June '24 Jun '24 $794,500
  • May '24 May '24 $759,000
  • April '24 Apr '24 $707,000
  • March '24 Mar '24 $785,500
Median Down Payment i
$200,500
(Feb 2025)
+61.2%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 $200,500
  • January '25 Jan '25 $185,000
  • December '24 Dec '24 $185,000
  • November '24 Nov '24 $219,000
  • October '24 Oct '24 $176,000
  • September '24 Sep '24 $181,175
  • August '24 Aug '24 $169,900
  • July '24 Jul '24 $137,000
  • June '24 Jun '24 $240,750
  • May '24 May '24 $177,400
  • April '24 Apr '24 $148,000
  • March '24 Mar '24 $167,000
Number of Homes Sold i
253
(Feb 2025)
+2.4%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 253
  • January '25 Jan '25 219
  • December '24 Dec '24 264
  • November '24 Nov '24 257
  • October '24 Oct '24 292
  • September '24 Sep '24 273
  • August '24 Aug '24 288
  • July '24 Jul '24 307
  • June '24 Jun '24 261
  • May '24 May '24 284
  • April '24 Apr '24 288
  • March '24 Mar '24 251
Number of Purchase Loans i
205
(Feb 2025)
+9%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 205
  • January '25 Jan '25 164
  • December '24 Dec '24 209
  • November '24 Nov '24 196
  • October '24 Oct '24 245
  • September '24 Sep '24 195
  • August '24 Aug '24 217
  • July '24 Jul '24 258
  • June '24 Jun '24 220
  • May '24 May '24 236
  • April '24 Apr '24 204
  • March '24 Mar '24 209
Number of REFI Loans i
219
(Feb 2025)
+55.3%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 219
  • January '25 Jan '25 162
  • December '24 Dec '24 187
  • November '24 Nov '24 172
  • October '24 Oct '24 216
  • September '24 Sep '24 121
  • August '24 Aug '24 169
  • July '24 Jul '24 154
  • June '24 Jun '24 135
  • May '24 May '24 122
  • April '24 Apr '24 137
  • March '24 Mar '24 131
Number of HELOC Loans i
82
(Feb 2025)
-4.7%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 82
  • January '25 Jan '25 85
  • December '24 Dec '24 105
  • November '24 Nov '24 73
  • October '24 Oct '24 89
  • September '24 Sep '24 86
  • August '24 Aug '24 83
  • July '24 Jul '24 110
  • June '24 Jun '24 81
  • May '24 May '24 110
  • April '24 Apr '24 109
  • March '24 Mar '24 81

Santa Barbara County, CA Real Estate Market Overview

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Santa Barbara County, CA Foreclosure Activity

There were a total of 23 Santa Barbara County, CA properties with a foreclosure filing in February 2025.

Total Foreclosure Filings i
23
(Feb 2025)
-30.3%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 23
  • January '25 Jan '25 30
  • December '24 Dec '24 28
  • November '24 Nov '24 22
  • October '24 Oct '24 30
  • September '24 Sep '24 25
  • August '24 Aug '24 23
  • July '24 Jul '24 32
  • June '24 Jun '24 30
  • May '24 May '24 24
  • April '24 Apr '24 28
  • March '24 Mar '24 29
Foreclosure Starts i
20
(Feb 2025)
-16.7%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 20
  • January '25 Jan '25 19
  • December '24 Dec '24 22
  • November '24 Nov '24 15
  • October '24 Oct '24 17
  • September '24 Sep '24 19
  • August '24 Aug '24 13
  • July '24 Jul '24 21
  • June '24 Jun '24 18
  • May '24 May '24 15
  • April '24 Apr '24 22
  • March '24 Mar '24 23
Completed Foreclosures (REOs) i
  • February '25 Feb '25 N/A
  • January '25 Jan '25 2
  • December '24 Dec '24 1
  • November '24 Nov '24 N/A
  • October '24 Oct '24 2
  • September '24 Sep '24 N/A
  • August '24 Aug '24 N/A
  • July '24 Jul '24 N/A
  • June '24 Jun '24 1
  • May '24 May '24 N/A
  • April '24 Apr '24 2
  • March '24 Mar '24 1
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