Chartwell Escrow
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
Single-Family Homes
Active Market Report | Weekly Update
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
Mon Sep 21 2026
This week the median list price for Santa Barbara, CA 93108 is $7,545,000 with the market action index hovering around 31. This is about the same as last month's market action index of 31. Inventory has held steady at or around 72.
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 | $7,545,000 | |
| Median Price of New Listings | $7,595,000 | |
| Per Square Foot | $2,177 | |
| Average Days on Market | 125 | |
| Median Days on Market | 81 | |
| Price Decreased | 28% | |
| Price Increased | 1% | |
| Relisted | 39% | |
| Inventory | 72 | |
| Median Rent | ||
| Market Action | 31 | |
| Slight Seller's Advantage | ||
We continue to see prices in this zip code at a plateau even though prices dipped this week. Look for a persistent change in the Market Action Index (up or down) before we see prices significantly 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,997,500 | 8,071 | 1 - 2.5 acres | 5 | 6.5 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 94 |
| $10,912,500 | 4,231 | 1 - 2.5 acres | 4 | 5 | 59 | 2 | 3 | 77 |
| $5,772,500 | 3,059 | 0.5 - 1 acre | 4 | 3.3 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 105 |
| $3,395,000 | 2,470 | 0.5 - 1 acre | 4 | 3 | 63 | 3 | 2 | 80 |