2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Montecito, CA vs Rancho Santa Fe, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Rancho Santa Fe, is 2% more than it is in Montecito and is 65% above the National Average.
- Montecito unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Rancho Santa Fe unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Montecito, CARancho Santa Fe, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$117,908  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$196,500$69,021
 Family Median Income$209,583  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Montecito, CARancho Santa Fe, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K1.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock0.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K1.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock49.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Montecito, CARancho Santa Fe, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance27.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library10.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock9.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock6.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.3%13.1%
Reviews for Montecito    1 Reviews

I lived in Montecito for 7 years up-to 2020. Everything is sooo over priced, Contractors rip you off, one contractor tried to charge me $800 just to clean the Windows  More

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Reviews for Rancho Santa Fe    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

very expensive and housing values  More

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