Santa Barbara County, California — cities by momentum

All states·California·Santa Barbara County

10 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

10
Cities tracked
331,602
Combined population
$1,420,499
Median home (county)
8
Rising / Hot

Santa Barbara County, California has 10 tracked cities with a combined population of 331,602. The median home value across these cities is $1,420,499.

The highest-momentum city in the county is Montecito, with a composite score of 87 (Hot) — median home $5,630,816, +9.2% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is Guadalupe at $563,430.

Montecito

pop 8,638
87
Hot$5,630,816 · +9.2%

Carpinteria

pop 12,876
74
Rising$1,522,458 · +6.8%

Guadalupe

pop 8,735
72
Rising$563,430 · +0.6%

Solvang

pop 5,988
72
Rising$1,420,499 · +5.3%

Santa Maria

pop 111,346
67
Rising$658,222 · +2.1%

Santa Barbara

pop 87,291
66
Rising$1,854,699 · +1.9%

Lompoc

pop 43,594
66
Rising$588,845 · +2.0%

Buellton

pop 5,023
63
Rising$918,010 · +1.6%

Goleta

pop 32,611
60
Stable$1,384,420 · -1.9%

Isla Vista

pop 15,500
41
Cooling$1,528,315 · -6.1%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
60° / 41°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
82° / 60°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
258
~71% of year
Annual precip
22″ rain
8″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Very low
Wildfire
Very high
Earthquake
Very high
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.