Altos Market Report
Santa Barbara, CA
Single-Family Homes
Santa Barbara, CA
Mon Sep 07 2026
This week the median list price for Santa Barbara, CA is $3,750,000 with the market action index hovering around 38. This is about the same as last month's market action index of 38. Inventory has increased to 219.
Market Action Index
This answers “How’s the Market?” by comparing rate of sales versus inventory.
Slight Seller's Advantage
Market Narrative
The market has achieved a relative stasis point in terms of supply and demand - conditions don’t seem to be getting hotter or cooler. However, inventory is sufficiently low to keep us in the Seller’s Market zone and prices have been moving upward as a result.
Real-Time Market Profile
| Median List Price | $3,750,000 | |
| Median Price of New Listings | $2,494,000 | |
| Per Square Foot | $1,464 | |
| Average Days on Market | 106 | |
| Median Days on Market | 56 | |
| Price Decreased | 33% | |
| Price Increased | 0% | |
| Relisted | 11% | |
| Inventory | 219 | |
| Median Rent | ||
| Market Action | 38 | |
| Slight Seller's Advantage | ||
Despite this week’s down tic, price trends have generally been moving up lately.
Market Segments
Each segment below represents approximately 25% of the market ordered by price.
| Median Price | Sq. Ft. | Lot Size | Beds | Bath | Age | New | Absorbed | DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,950,000 | 6,085 | 1 - 2.5 acres | 5 | 6.5 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 84 |
| $4,695,000 | 3,189 | 0.5 - 1 acre | 4 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 6 | 56 |
| $2,950,000 | 2,162 | 0.25 - 0.5 acre | 3 | 3 | 63 | 11 | 4 | 63 |
| $1,695,000 | 1,566 | 6,500 - 8,000 sqft | 3 | 2 | 61 | 11 | 14 | 35 |