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Affordability in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara ranks #37 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 73 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 73rd percentile nationally and #4 of 18 in California.

affordability score
73
Very Fun
National rank
#37 of 134
In California
#4 of 18
Percentile
73rd

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Santa Barbara sits 23 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.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Santa Barbara

  1. T#35 Irving, TX 74
  2. T#35 Santa Fe, NM 74
  3. #37 Santa Barbara, CA — this page 73
  4. #38 Irvine, CA 72
  5. T#39 Madison, WI 71

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara scores 83 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: