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Santa Barbara, CA vs Fillmore, CA

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- The median age of a home in Santa Barbara is 17.2% older than the median age of a home in Fillmore.
 Santa Barbara, CAFillmore, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age58  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$600,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months0.5%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock47.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.61.3%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.1$11.0
 Homes Owned38.6%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock6.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented55.5%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Santa Barbara, CAFillmore, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,760$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,510  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,660$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,280  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,800$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,930  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Santa Barbara, CAFillmore, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Santa Barbara, CAFillmore, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock3.6%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock2.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.5%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock1.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9991.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock15.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.1%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock31.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99920.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock1.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,99915.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Santa Barbara, CAFillmore, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock11.5%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock8.4%13.6%
 1980 to 198911.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock21.9%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock11.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19496.6%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock17.5%12.2%
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 4 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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Reviews for Fillmore    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Small, quiet, but only 20 minutes in any direction to large cities. Houses are beautiful, especially those near the river bed! I’ve never seen it over flow, even in the  More

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Over 14 years ago

Fillmore is a great little town. Big enough to do all your shopping here from groceries to building supplies. Bigger needed items can be found 25 min from Fillmore in  More

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Over 16 years ago

I moved to Fillmore with my family when I was 13 and after college I moved back there for a couple of years with my husband. So, here's the good, the bad, and the ugly  More

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