County

Average Rent in Santa Barbara County

Santa Barbara is a county in California. It ranks #7 out of 55 for places to rent. Santa Barbara County is in
the congressional district of
District 24 and
the metropolitan areas of
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA. Dwellsy has rental data for Santa Barbara County includes 13 cities and 20 zip codes with places to rent.
The average rent over the last 3 months for places in Santa Barbara County is $3,273 which represents an increase of 2.18% over the same period.

The most expensive city in Santa Barbara County to rent places is Summerland, CA with an average rent of $7,500. The least expensive city in Santa Barbara County to rent places is Lompoc, CA with an average rent of $2,271.

The most expensive zip code in Santa Barbara County to rent places is 93108 with an average rent of $10,048. The least expensive zip code in Santa Barbara County to rent places is 93458 with an average rent of $2,203.

Rental Price Comparison

The average rent for places in county Santa Barbara currently stands at $3,273.
In comparison, places in the largest city, specifically Santa Maria, is less expensive, with an average rent of $2,571. This represents a difference of -21% when compared to Santa Barbara.
Meanwhile, in the average state of California, the average rent for the same type of housing is $2,645, showing a less expensive of -19% from our subject location.
On a national scale, the average rent for a similar places across the United States is $1,880. This constitutes a less expensive by -43% when compared to the rent in Santa Barbara.
$3,273
Santa Barbara
VS
$2,571
-21%
Santa Maria, city
$2,645
-19%
CA, state
$1,880
-43%
USA, us

Average price for rental listings over the last 3 months. Last updated July 26 2026

Zip Codes in Santa Barbara County

Top 10 by Average Rent for places

93108$10,048
93067$7,500
93110$5,827
93460$5,658
93013$5,082
93109$5,080
93111$5,024
93103$4,708
93105$4,415
93441$4,104

Cheapest 10 by Average Rent for places

93463$4,009
93440$3,946
93101$3,803
93427$3,344
93117$3,322
93455$2,839
93454$2,486
93434$2,476
93436$2,271
93458$2,203