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Affordability in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara ranks #41 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 70 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 70th percentile nationally and #4 of 18 in California.

affordability score
70
Very Fun
National rank
#41 of 134
In California
#4 of 18
Percentile
70th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Santa Barbara sits 20 points above the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

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Ranked around Santa Barbara

  1. T#39 Denver, CO 71
  2. T#39 Madison, WI 71
  3. #41 Santa Barbara, CA — this page 70
  4. #42 Irving, TX 69
  5. T#43 Irvine, CA 68

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Bismarck, ND 100
  2. #2 Sioux Falls, SD 99
  3. T#3 Billings, MT 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Portland, ME 97

More about Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara scores 81 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: