How long do people stay in their homes in Toro Canyon, CA?

Name: How long people stay in Toro Canyon, CA, 2020–2024
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25.4% (±11.0 points) of households in Toro Canyon, CA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

26.2% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 25.4% (±11.0 points)
Since before 2000: 26.2%

When households in Toro Canyon moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Toro Canyon	Santa Barbara County	California	United States
2023 or later	0.0% (±5.8 points)	4.6%	4.3%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	25.4% (±9.4 points)	19.3%	19.1%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	30.4% (±11.4 points)	40.4%	41.2%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	18.1% (±9.7 points)	16.4%	17.0%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	6.8% (±5.0 points)	9.7%	9.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	19.4% (±15.0 points)	9.6%	8.8%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Toro Canyon, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Santa Barbara County (23.9%).

It is not measurably different from California (23.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Toro Canyon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Toro Canyon
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Toro Canyon	—	25.4% (±11.0 points)	—
Summerland	1.6 mi	25.4% (±20.0 points)	Not measurably different
Montecito	4.1 mi	20.3% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Carpinteria	4.3 mi	16.6% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Santa Barbara	8.8 mi	27.8% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Mission Canyon	9.2 mi	10.7% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Eastern Goleta Valley	13 mi	13.3% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Oak View	15 mi	10.3% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Mira Monte	16 mi	11.5% (±4.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mission Canyon, CA (10.7%), Eastern Goleta Valley, CA (13.3%), Oak View, CA (10.3%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 across Santa Barbara County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
2	Vandenberg AFB	65.4% (±12.5 points)
3	University of California-Santa Barbara	49.7% (±12.7 points)
4	Santa Barbara	27.8% (±2.1 points)
5	Vandenberg Village	26.7% (±8.2 points)
6	Los Olivos	26.1% (±12.8 points)
7 (tie)	Summerland	25.4% (±20.0 points)
7 (tie)	Toro Canyon	25.4% (±11.0 points)
9	Goleta	24.8% (±2.6 points)
10	Santa Ynez	24.2% (±10.2 points)
11 (tie)	Buellton	22.1% (±6.6 points)
11 (tie)	Solvang	22.1% (±5.7 points)
13	Lompoc	22.0% (±2.7 points)
14	Montecito	20.3% (±3.8 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Santa Barbara County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Toro Canyon 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 Toro Canyon

How often do people move in Toro Canyon?

25.4% of households in Toro Canyon, CA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Toro Canyon have?

26.2% of households in Toro Canyon have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Toro Canyon CDP, California

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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