Your Weekly Market Report
Santa Barbara County, CA
Single-Family Homes
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Santa Barbara County, CA
Sun Sep 20 2026
This week the median list price for Santa Barbara County, CA is $1,995,000 with the market action index hovering around 40. This is about the same as last month's market action index of 40. Inventory has decreased to 538.
Market Action Index
This answers “How’s the Market?” by comparing rate of sales versus inventory.
Slight Seller's Advantage
Market Narrative
Home sales continue to outstrip supply and the Market Action Index has been moving higher for several weeks. This is a Seller’s market so watch for upward pricing pressure in the near future if the trend continues.
Real-Time Market Profile
| Median List Price | $1,995,000 | |
| Median Price of New Listings | $1,550,000 | |
| Per Square Foot | $879 | |
| Average Days on Market | 117 | |
| Median Days on Market | 56 | |
| Price Decreased | 31% | |
| Price Increased | 1% | |
| Relisted | 25% | |
| Inventory | 538 | |
| Median Rent | ||
| Market Action | 40 | |
| Slight Seller's Advantage | ||
The market appears to be hovering around this plateau. Look for a persistent change in the Market Action Index before we see prices deviate from these levels.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,995,000 | 4,283 | 1 - 2.5 acres | 4 | 4.5 | 45 | 8 | 22 | 119 |
| $2,860,000 | 2,498 | 0.25 - 0.5 acre | 4 | 3 | 52 | 20 | 17 | 70 |
| $1,300,000 | 2,158 | 0.25 - 0.5 acre | 4 | 2.5 | 48 | 21 | 25 | 56 |
| $686,000 | 1,568 | 4,500 - 6,500 sqft | 3 | 2 | 45 | 24 | 34 | 21 |