What is the median home value in University of California-Santa Barbara, CA?

Name: Home values in University of California-Santa Barbara, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in University of California-Santa Barbara, CA is $452,900 (±$12,276), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $452,900 (±$12,276)
Owner-occupied homes: 104 (±82)
Most common range: $300,000 to $499,999

Home values in University of California-Santa Barbara

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	University of California-Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara County	California	United States
Less than $50,000	0.0% (±32.2 points)	2.8%	2.5%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	0.0% (±32.2 points)	1.2%	1.7%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	0.0% (±32.2 points)	1.6%	1.3%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	0.0% (±32.2 points)	0.8%	1.4%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	0.0% (±32.2 points)	2.3%	4.3%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	88.5% (±13.5 points)	15.9%	17.1%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	1.9% (±4.3 points)	35.7%	42.1%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	9.6% (±12.8 points)	39.6%	29.6%	7.1%

The most common range is $300,000 to $499,999, 88.5% 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.

University of California-Santa Barbara against Santa Barbara County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	University of California-Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara County	California	United States
Median home value	$452,900 (±$12,276)	$790,700 (±$17,571)	$734,700 (±$1,307)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	104 (±82)	78,344 (±1,317)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142

In University of California-Santa Barbara, the median home value is lower than in Santa Barbara County ($790,700).

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

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 700 of 1,059.

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

Median home value in places near University of California-Santa Barbara

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with University of California-Santa Barbara
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
University of California-Santa Barbara	—	$452,900 (±$12,276)	—
Isla Vista	0.9 mi	$1,218,800 (±$877,610)	Not measurably different
Goleta	1.4 mi	$1,062,100 (±$29,586)	Higher
Eastern Goleta Valley	3.9 mi	$1,361,700 (±$86,533)	Higher
Santa Barbara	7.6 mi	$1,570,800 (±$58,636)	Higher
Mission Canyon	7.9 mi	$2,000,000 or more	—
Montecito	12 mi	$2,000,000 or more	—
Summerland	15 mi	$2,000,000 or more	—
Toro Canyon	16 mi	$2,000,000 or more	—

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Goleta, CA ($1,062,100), Eastern Goleta Valley, CA ($1,361,700), Santa Barbara, CA ($1,570,800).

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

Rank	Place	Median home value
15	Vandenberg Village	$637,100 (±$31,185)
16	Orcutt	$624,500 (±$14,201)
17	Santa Maria	$531,700 (±$13,762)
18	Guadalupe	$495,600 (±$35,765)
19	Mission Hills	$492,900 (±$70,181)
20	Lompoc	$472,900 (±$13,184)
21	University of California-Santa Barbara	$452,900 (±$12,276)

Showing 7 of 21 places in Santa Barbara County, ranked from highest to lowest.

University of California-Santa Barbara 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 University of California-Santa Barbara

What is the average home value in University of California-Santa Barbara, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $452,900 (±$12,276) for owner-occupied homes in University of California-Santa Barbara (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is this what homes in University of California-Santa Barbara 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 University of California-Santa Barbara CDP, California (place:81316, 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.