What percentage of people rent in Montecito, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Montecito, CA, 2020–2024
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24.2% (±5.1 points) of the occupied homes in Montecito, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 822 renting households against 2,568 that own their home.

In Montecito, the share of households that rent went from 27.5% in 2015–2019 to 24.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.2% (±5.1 points)
Renting households: 822 (±176)
Median renter income: $112,143 (±$45,514)

Who rents and who owns in Montecito

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Montecito	Santa Barbara County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.2% (±5.1 points)	47.6% (±0.9 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	822 (±176)	71,264 (±1,376)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,568 (±294)	78,344 (±1,317)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$112,143 (±$45,514)	$70,675 (±$2,599)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$246,447 (±$28,733)	$131,935 (±$4,489)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Montecito, the renter share is lower than in Santa Barbara County (47.6%).

It is also lower than in California (44.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Santa Barbara County, Montecito ranks 18 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 759 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Montecito has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	27.5% (±4.4 points)	24.2% (±5.1 points)	−3.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$159,706 (±$21,671)	$231,005 (±$9,799)	+44.6%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Montecito

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Montecito
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Montecito	—	24.2% (±5.1 points)	—
Summerland	2.6 mi	35.7% (±18.1 points)	Not measurably different
Toro Canyon	4.1 mi	14.1% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Santa Barbara	4.7 mi	60.1% (±1.8 points)	Higher
Mission Canyon	5.4 mi	28.9% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Carpinteria	7.9 mi	38.5% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Eastern Goleta Valley	8.9 mi	25.4% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
University of California-Santa Barbara	12 mi	85.3% (±10.4 points)	Higher
Goleta	13 mi	49.3% (±3.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Toro Canyon, CA (14.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Santa Barbara, CA (60.1%), Carpinteria, CA (38.5%), University of California-Santa Barbara, CA (85.3%).

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

Households that rent across Santa Barbara County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
12	Summerland	35.7% (±18.1 points)
13	Santa Ynez	35.1% (±10.9 points)
14	Mission Canyon	28.9% (±10.8 points)
15	Los Alamos	25.5% (±16.6 points)
16	Eastern Goleta Valley	25.4% (±3.3 points)
17	Vandenberg Village	25.2% (±6.9 points)
18	Montecito	24.2% (±5.1 points)
19	Orcutt	22.7% (±3.0 points)
20	Mission Hills	18.7% (±9.9 points)
21	Toro Canyon	14.1% (±8.1 points)
22	Los Olivos	11.8% (±6.9 points)

Showing 11 of 22 places in Santa Barbara County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Montecito 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Montecito

How many renters are there in Montecito?

Montecito has an estimated 822 (±176) renting households, 24.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Montecito?

In Montecito, the share of households that rent went from 27.5% in 2015–2019 to 24.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Montecito?

A renting household in Montecito has 2.2 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Montecito?

The median renting household in Montecito, CA has an income of $112,143 (±$45,514) a year, against $246,447 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Montecito CDP, California (place:48844, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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