What is the median home value in Solvang, CA?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in Solvang, CA is $949,600 (±$93,054), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Solvang, the median home value went from $729,200 in 2015–2019 to $949,600 in 2020–2024 (+30.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median home value
$949,600 (±$93,054)
Owner-occupied homes
1,553 (±170)
Most common range
$1,000,000 or more

Home values in Solvang

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
ValueSolvangSanta Barbara CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Less than $50,0002.1% (±2.3 points)2.8%2.5%5.3%
$50,000 to $99,9990.6% (±1.2 points)1.2%1.7%6.1%
$100,000 to $149,9992.9% (±2.6 points)1.6%1.3%6.8%
$150,000 to $199,9990.0% (±2.7 points)0.8%1.4%9.0%
$200,000 to $299,9991.9% (±1.8 points)2.3%4.3%17.8%
$300,000 to $499,99910.5% (±4.9 points)15.9%17.1%26.9%
$500,000 to $999,99935.9% (±8.4 points)35.7%42.1%20.9%
$1,000,000 or more46.0% (±8.0 points)39.6%29.6%7.1%

The most common range is $1,000,000 or more, 46.0% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Solvang against Santa Barbara County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
SolvangSanta Barbara CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Median home value$949,600 (±$93,054)$790,700 (±$17,571)$734,700 (±$1,307)$332,700
Owner-occupied homes1,553 (±170)78,344 (±1,317)7,567,568 (±37,334)84,210,142

In Solvang, the median home value is higher than in Santa Barbara County ($790,700).

It is also higher than in California ($734,700).

It is higher than the national figure ($332,700).

In Santa Barbara County, Solvang ranks 12 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 250 of 1,059.

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

How home values in Solvang have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median home value$729,200 (±$55,305)$949,600 (±$93,054)+30.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$3,021 (±$244)$3,836 (±$675)+27.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$5,549 (±$733)$6,987 (±$1,170)+25.9%No measurable change 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.

Median home value in places near Solvang

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Solvang
PlaceDistanceMedian home valueCompared with this place
Solvang—$949,600 (±$93,054)—
Santa Ynez3.0 mi$1,163,000 (±$76,529)Higher
Buellton3.4 mi$837,400 (±$58,376)Lower
Los Olivos4.8 mi$1,522,700 (±$136,721)Higher
Los Alamos13 mi$831,300 (±$75,098)Not measurably different
Mission Hills18 mi$492,900 (±$70,181)Lower
Goleta19 mi$1,062,100 (±$29,586)Higher
Lompoc19 mi$472,900 (±$13,184)Lower
Vandenberg Village20 mi$637,100 (±$31,185)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Buellton, CA ($837,400), Mission Hills, CA ($492,900), Lompoc, CA ($472,900).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Santa Ynez, CA ($1,163,000), Los Olivos, CA ($1,522,700), Goleta, CA ($1,062,100).

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

Median home value across Santa Barbara County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian home value
6Los Olivos$1,522,700 (±$136,721)
7Eastern Goleta Valley$1,361,700 (±$86,533)
8Isla Vista$1,218,800 (±$877,610)
9Santa Ynez$1,163,000 (±$76,529)
10Goleta$1,062,100 (±$29,586)
11Carpinteria$1,043,100 (±$73,408)
12Solvang$949,600 (±$93,054)
13Buellton$837,400 (±$58,376)
14Los Alamos$831,300 (±$75,098)
15Vandenberg Village$637,100 (±$31,185)
16Orcutt$624,500 (±$14,201)
17Santa Maria$531,700 (±$13,762)
18Guadalupe$495,600 (±$35,765)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Santa Barbara County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Solvang

What is the average home value in Solvang, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $949,600 (±$93,054) for owner-occupied homes in Solvang (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Solvang gone up?

In Solvang, the median home value went from $729,200 in 2015–2019 to $949,600 in 2020–2024 (+30.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Is this what homes in Solvang sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

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) for Solvang city, California (place:72576, in state:06).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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