Santa Barbara recorded the sharpest rise in home prices in California, according to the latest data from the California Association of Realtors (CAR).
The county posted a 26.7% increase in median home price gains in October, outpacing all other counties in the state.
Santa Barbara has also been leading the state’s luxury real estate market, with Santa Barbara city emerging as one of the most expensive housing markets in the country and the priciest in California, according to the Fall 2025 Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com Luxury Housing Market Ranking released in October 2025…