Santa Barbara County, CA Real Estate & Property Data

Santa Barbara County Real Estate Market Trends
Last Updated: September 20, 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 $747,500. Santa Barbara County real estate data shows that there have been a total of 3,633 residential properties sold over the past 12 months. ATTOM’s Santa Barbara County real estate data indicates that the county has 33 properties in foreclosure and 2 REOs (real estate bank owned) properties.

Santa Barbara County Real Estate Market Trends
Total Residential Properties 111,134
Total Commercial Properties 8,010
Avg. Home Age (Single Family Home) 55 Years
Avg. Square Feet (Single Family Home) 1,869
Total 2025 Residential Sales (year-to-date) 1,960
% of Homes Seriously Underwater (Q3 2025) 0.89%
Total 2024 Residential Sales 3,225
% of Equity Rich Homes (Q3 2025) 53.6%
Effective 2024 Property Tax 0.58%
Total Foreclosure Filings (year-to-date) 209
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Santa Barbara County, CA Real Estate Overview

There were 3,633 residential properties sold in the past year in Santa Barbara County, CA. The median home value in Santa Barbara County, CA is $840,500. There are a total of 111,134 residential properties in the Santa Barbara.

Median Sales Price i
$747,500
(Jul 2025)
+2.4%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 $747,500
  • June '25 Jun '25 $765,000
  • May '25 May '25 $875,000
  • April '25 Apr '25 $820,000
  • March '25 Mar '25 $792,500
  • 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 $780,000
  • August '24 Aug '24 $754,000
Median Down Payment i
$185,000
(Jul 2025)
+35%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 $185,000
  • June '25 Jun '25 $200,000
  • May '25 May '25 $250,000
  • April '25 Apr '25 $235,011
  • March '25 Mar '25 $194,000
  • February '25 Feb '25 $200,500
  • January '25 Jan '25 $185,000
  • December '24 Dec '24 $185,000
  • November '24 Nov '24 $216,000
  • October '24 Oct '24 $176,000
  • September '24 Sep '24 $178,750
  • August '24 Aug '24 $171,300
Number of Homes Sold i
325
(Jul 2025)
+6.2%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 325
  • June '25 Jun '25 265
  • May '25 May '25 294
  • April '25 Apr '25 318
  • March '25 Mar '25 287
  • February '25 Feb '25 252
  • January '25 Jan '25 219
  • December '24 Dec '24 262
  • November '24 Nov '24 257
  • October '24 Oct '24 292
  • September '24 Sep '24 271
  • August '24 Aug '24 285
Number of Purchase Loans i
248
(Jul 2025)
-1.2%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 248
  • June '25 Jun '25 211
  • May '25 May '25 235
  • April '25 Apr '25 261
  • March '25 Mar '25 238
  • February '25 Feb '25 205
  • January '25 Jan '25 164
  • December '24 Dec '24 206
  • November '24 Nov '24 194
  • October '24 Oct '24 244
  • September '24 Sep '24 193
  • August '24 Aug '24 214
Number of REFI Loans i
191
(Jul 2025)
+28.2%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 191
  • June '25 Jun '25 152
  • May '25 May '25 174
  • April '25 Apr '25 193
  • March '25 Mar '25 157
  • February '25 Feb '25 219
  • January '25 Jan '25 162
  • December '24 Dec '24 192
  • November '24 Nov '24 173
  • October '24 Oct '24 218
  • September '24 Sep '24 123
  • August '24 Aug '24 170
Number of HELOC Loans i
78
(Jul 2025)
-27.8%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 78
  • June '25 Jun '25 91
  • May '25 May '25 76
  • April '25 Apr '25 108
  • March '25 Mar '25 109
  • February '25 Feb '25 81
  • 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

Santa Barbara County, CA Real Estate Market Overview

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Santa Barbara County, CA Foreclosure Activity

There were a total of 33 Santa Barbara County, CA properties with a foreclosure filing in July 2025. Lenders started the foreclosure process on 25 Santa Barbara County, CA properties and repossessed 2 Santa Barbara County, CA properties through completed foreclosures (REOs) in July 2025.

Total Foreclosure Filings i
33
(Jul 2025)
+3.1%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 33
  • June '25 Jun '25 29
  • May '25 May '25 28
  • April '25 Apr '25 35
  • March '25 Mar '25 31
  • 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
Foreclosure Starts i
25
(Jul 2025)
+19%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 25
  • June '25 Jun '25 19
  • May '25 May '25 19
  • April '25 Apr '25 28
  • March '25 Mar '25 21
  • 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
Completed Foreclosures (REOs) i
2
(Jul 2025)
  • July '25 Jul '25 2
  • June '25 Jun '25 N/A
  • May '25 May '25 N/A
  • April '25 Apr '25 1
  • March '25 Mar '25 2
  • 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
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