2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Pacific Beach, WA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- The median age of a home in Pacific Beach is 81.3% younger than the median age of a home in Santa Barbara.
 Pacific Beach, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age325842
 Median Home Cost$829,400$1,525,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months16.1%0.5%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.84.1%15.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.140.9%61.3%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$9.3$5.7$11.0
 Homes Owned0.0%38.6%57.4%
 Housing Vacant64.2%5.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented35.8%55.5%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Pacific Beach, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Average Rent$2,750$4,280$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,310$2,510$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,590$2,900$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,960$3,280$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,790$4,340$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,330$4,930$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Pacific Beach, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent0.0%0.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%0.5%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.0%0.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%0.5%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation64.2%2.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.0%1.2%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Pacific Beach, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0003.0%0.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.9%0.2%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9993.2%0.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9994.4%0.6%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9994.8%0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99910.4%0.5%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99917.3%0.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99927.5%1.5%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99915.1%1.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9997.7%2.1%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9992.7%11.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.7%20.9%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.0%28.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%15.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.2%16.6%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Pacific Beach, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 20140.0%4.1%13.6%
 2000 to 20090.0%4.1%13.6%
 1990 to 199920.0%6.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198935.8%11.3%13.2%
 1970 to 197917.7%13.3%14.8%
 1960 to 196920.0%6.6%13.6%
 1950 to 19590.0%18.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.0%6.6%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier0.0%19.6%12.2%
Reviews for Pacific Beach    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

what is the crime there and are the people  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 3 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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