Last month in May, housing in Santa Barbara, CA ended with 28 homes being added to the market for sale, for a cumulative monthly total of 43 homes for sale - down -9% compared to April. Santa Barbara, CA had a total of 13 homes sold for the month - down -23% from the month prior.
Detached led the way in homes sold with a total of 12 - down -25%, while attached totaled 1 in closed sales - even from the month of April. The number of detached properties sold under 1500 square feet totaled 4 for the month of May, while homes from 1500 to 2000 square feet recorded 4 sales and homes sized from 2000 to 2500 square feet had 1 sales. Homes from 3000 to 3500 square feet had 1 sales and homes from 4500 to 5000 square feet had 1 sales. The following ranges for detached homes all had no sales: 2500 to 3000, 3500 to 4000, 4000 to 4500, over 5500.
The number of attached homes sold attached properties from 2000 to 2500 square feet had a total of 1 homes sold. The following ranges for attached homes all had no sales: under 1500, 1500 to 2000, 2500 to 3000, 3000 to 3500, 3500 to 4000, 4000 to 4500, 4500 to 5000, over 5500.
The last 12 month period for the city of Santa Barbara, CA shows that the greatest number of homes were sold during the months of December 2024, February 2025 and April 2025. The months of December 2024, February 2025 and April 2025 had 15 - 14 and 16 homes sold, respectively, as compared to an average of 9 for the other months of the year.
The last 12 month period for the city of Santa Barbara, CA shows that homes sold the fastest during the months of July 2024, October 2024 and November 2024. The months of July 2024, October 2024 and November 2024 had 38 - 35 and 23 days on market, respectively, as compared to an average of 72 for the other months of the year.
Number of homes sold in Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||||||||
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Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
2025 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60 |
2024 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 119 |
2023 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 102 |
2022 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 109 |
2021 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 160 |
2020 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 126 |
2019 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 102 |
2018 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 75 |
Average Days On Market (DOM) In Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||||||||
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Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Average |
2025 | 97 | 60 | 116 | 65 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 76 |
2024 | 112 | 38 | 48 | 68 | 17 | 38 | 38 | 95 | 59 | 35 | 23 | 77 | 54 |
2023 | 72 | 63 | 47 | 39 | 76 | 15 | 55 | 26 | 50 | 56 | 25 | 30 | 46 |
2022 | 27 | 104 | 94 | 61 | 4 | 55 | 93 | 18 | 71 | 26 | 50 | 48 | 54 |
2021 | 28 | 56 | 144 | 46 | 101 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 38 | 23 | 79 | 59 | 54 |
2020 | 26 | 113 | 103 | 235 | 84 | 78 | 96 | 42 | 120 | 84 | 77 | 76 | 94 |
2019 | 67 | 77 | 70 | 102 | 52 | 57 | 36 | 91 | 141 | 46 | 78 | 61 | 73 |
2018 | 87 | 66 | 84 | 86 | 111 | 238 | 50 | 78 | 17 | 78 | 85 | 78 | 88 |
Average Days From List To Close Of Escrow In Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||||||||
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Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Average |
2025 | 130 | 95 | 206 | 94 | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 118 |
2024 | 143 | 83 | 166 | 102 | 43 | 99 | 60 | 125 | 83 | 64 | 55 | 106 | 94 |
2023 | 89 | 108 | 71 | 65 | 111 | 32 | 77 | 63 | 79 | 110 | 51 | 57 | 76 |
2022 | 68 | 187 | 143 | 83 | 40 | 81 | 128 | 48 | 102 | 57 | 80 | 79 | 91 |
2021 | 94 | 89 | 163 | 84 | 140 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 64 | 55 | 121 | 99 | 90 |
2020 | 114 | 218 | 143 | 255 | 115 | 103 | 131 | 59 | 166 | 165 | 135 | 103 | 142 |
2019 | 192 | 196 | 98 | 121 | 83 | 113 | 72 | 127 | 176 | 103 | 155 | 92 | 127 |
2018 | 111 | 177 | 162 | 182 | 152 | 306 | 95 | 127 | 45 | 112 | 120 | 135 | 144 |
Number of homes added to the market in Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||||||||
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Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
2025 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 118 |
2024 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 196 |
2023 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 162 |
2022 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 131 |
2021 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 157 |
2020 | 7 | 40 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 163 |
2019 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 111 |
2018 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 80 |