Market Update

Santa Barbara County

Q1 2026

Residential Property Snapshot

Single Family Homes & Condos | Q1 2026
Med. Sales Price
$1.87m
11% less than in
Q1 2025
Avg. Days On Market
47
27% more than in
Q1 2025
Closed Sales
181
18% more than in
Q1 2025
Inventory
131
Data unavailable for
Q1 2025
Closed
New
Inventory

Closed Sales by Price

  • Single Family Homes
  • Condos
 |  Q1 2026
Closed Sales by Price — underlying data
Closed Under $1m9.4%
Q1 '2617
Q1 '2515
1YR CHANGE+13%
Closed $1m - $2m45.9%
Q1 '2683
Q1 '2558
1YR CHANGE+43%
Closed $2m - $3m21.5%
Q1 '2639
Q1 '2536
1YR CHANGE+8%
Closed Over $3m23.2%
Q1 '2642
Q1 '2545
1YR CHANGE-7%
By Year
By Price

Market Data by Year

  • Single Family Homes
  • Condos

 |  Q1 2026

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'25 - '26
Inventory
Inventory represents the number of active properties on the market at the end of the quarter
n/a
New Listings
New Listings represents the number of properties listed during the quarter.
15%
Months Supply of Inventory
Months' supply of inventory refers to the number of months it would take for the current inventory of homes on the market to sell given the current sales pace.
n/a
Closed Sales
18%
Average Days On Market
Average Days on Market represents the number of days that a property has been listed until a seller has accepted an offer and signed a contract.
27%

4 Communities

Communities

Carpinteria

Median
$1.52m
DOM
49
Sales
25
Inv
26

Goleta

Median
$1.25m
DOM
44
Sales
41
Inv
28

Montecito

Median
$5.2m
DOM
69
Sales
35
Inv
65

Summerland

Median
$7.5m
DOM
17
Sales
3
Inv
9

Data provided by Ojai Valley MLS, California Regional MLS , and Santa Barbara Association of Realtors. All information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Data is based on the closed date as of Mar 31, 2026 end of day. This report was last updated Apr 7, 2026.

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