2006 Housing Report for Santa Barbara County, California

Written by Matt

Monday, 10 March 2008

When compared to other counties in California, Santa Barbara County places 42 of 58 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,240 of 3,141 in terms of residential real estate percentage change in the United States. Santa Barbara County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $293,000 published by the 2000 Census. This value is greater than the State of California 2000 median home value of $211,500. In Santa Barbara County, California, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 150,869 homes in the year 2006. This county has gone through a high level of growth, adding all together 7,658 homes since 2000, or 5.3%. The owner-occupied dwellings in 2006 in Santa Barbara County, California are greater than the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $392,700 or 134.%, since their median values in that year of 2000 of $293,000.

 

Next >