How many renters in Eastern Goleta Valley, CA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Eastern Goleta Valley, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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40.9% (±8.9 points) of renting households in Eastern Goleta Valley, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 40.9% (±8.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 31.1% (±6.5 points)
Median share of income: 26.7% (±3.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Eastern Goleta Valley

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Eastern Goleta Valley	Santa Barbara County	California	United States
Less than 15%	14.4% (±6.4 points)	8.7%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.8% (±5.1 points)	11.4%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	19.1% (±8.2 points)	12.0%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	13.8% (±6.4 points)	10.2%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.8% (±6.1 points)	8.3%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	31.1% (±6.5 points)	49.5%	46.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Eastern Goleta Valley against Santa Barbara County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Eastern Goleta Valley	Santa Barbara County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	40.9% (±8.9 points)	57.8% (±1.9 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	31.1% (±6.5 points)	49.5% (±1.7 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	26.7% (±3.1 points)	34.7% (±1.0 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$112,044 (±$18,025)	$70,675 (±$2,599)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,964 (±$327)	$2,131 (±$35)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Eastern Goleta Valley, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Santa Barbara County (57.8%).

It is also lower than in California (55.3%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Santa Barbara County, Eastern Goleta Valley ranks 19 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 899 of 1,067.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Eastern Goleta Valley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Eastern Goleta Valley
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Eastern Goleta Valley	—	40.9% (±8.9 points)	—
University of California-Santa Barbara	3.9 mi	45.4% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Mission Canyon	4.0 mi	38.0% (±26.1 points)	Not measurably different
Goleta	4.2 mi	49.0% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Isla Vista	4.8 mi	88.8% (±5.4 points)	Higher
Santa Barbara	4.9 mi	55.7% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Montecito	8.9 mi	52.5% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Summerland	11 mi	100.0% (±25.9 points)	Higher
Toro Canyon	13 mi	55.9% (±32.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Isla Vista, CA (88.8%), Santa Barbara, CA (55.7%), Summerland, CA (100.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Santa Barbara County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
13	Montecito	52.5% (±14.3 points)
14	Buellton	51.9% (±20.0 points)
15	Santa Ynez	50.5% (±24.8 points)
16	Goleta	49.0% (±5.6 points)
17	University of California-Santa Barbara	45.4% (±12.2 points)
18	Solvang	42.9% (±15.3 points)
19	Eastern Goleta Valley	40.9% (±8.9 points)
20	Mission Canyon	38.0% (±26.1 points)
21	Mission Hills	22.1% (±26.5 points)
22	Los Alamos	21.0% (±41.0 points)

Showing 10 of 22 places in Santa Barbara County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Eastern Goleta Valley is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Eastern Goleta Valley

Are renters in Eastern Goleta Valley rent-burdened?

40.9% of renting households in Eastern Goleta Valley pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Eastern Goleta Valley spend on rent?

The median renting household in Eastern Goleta Valley, CA spends 26.7% (±3.1 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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