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Housing market · June 2026

Santa Barbara County Housing Market

Monthly home prices and sales for Santa Barbara County, California — a $1,096,905 median sale price in June 2026, down 0.3% from a year earlier.

Median sale price
$1,096,905
June 2026
Year over year
-0.3%
median sale price vs. June 2025
Homes sold
264
June 2026
Homes for sale
779
inventory, June 2026
Median days on market
37 days
June 2026
As of
June 2026
latest month reported
Median sale price in Santa Barbara County, monthlyJanuary 2017June 2026
20182020202220242026$1.10M

Santa Barbara County housing market at a glance

Latest month with the change versus June 2025 — always the same month a year earlier, never the prior month (the data is not seasonally adjusted).

MeasureJune 2026Y/Y
Median sale price$1,096,905-0.3%
Median price per square foot$657-11.2%
Median new-listing price$1,090,799+1.5%
Homes sold264+18.9%
New listings365+13.0%
Pending sales331+24.0%
Homes for sale (inventory)779-2.7%
Median days on market37 days+6 days
Months of supply2.9-0.7 mo.
Sold above list price32.3%-5.1 pts
What renting costs here: Santa Barbara County fair market rents — HUD rent levels by bedroom count (2-bedroom: $3,124/mo).
What's being built: Santa Barbara County building permits — new housing supply (1,132 units permitted, 12 mo).
How fast shelter costs rise: CPI shelter inflation — the national trend in rent and housing costs.

Santa Barbara County housing market — FAQ

What is the median home price in Santa Barbara County?+

The median home sale price in Santa Barbara County, California was $1,096,905 in June 2026 ($657 per square foot). Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.

Are home prices in Santa Barbara County rising or falling?+

As of June 2026, the median sale price in Santa Barbara County is down 0.3% versus June 2025. Comparisons are always year over year — the data is not seasonally adjusted, so adjacent months mostly reflect the season, not the market.

How many homes sold in Santa Barbara County?+

264 homes sold in Santa Barbara County in June 2026; 2,795 sold over the trailing 12 months.

Why are some months missing?+

Months where Santa Barbara County recorded fewer than 3 sales are not shown — medians and ratios on so few transactions are noise. Gaps stay gaps: nothing is interpolated. Counts of homes sold are kept whenever Redfin reports them.