2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Wahiawa, HI vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- The median age of a home in Wahiawa is 5.5% younger than the median age of a home in Santa Barbara.
 Wahiawa, HISanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age555842
 Median Home Cost$798,000$1,525,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months22.0%0.5%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.50.9%15.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.103.6%61.3%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$3.1$5.7$11.0
 Homes Owned48.8%38.6%57.4%
 Housing Vacant7.6%5.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented43.5%55.5%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Wahiawa, HISanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Average Rent$3,640$4,280$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,810$2,510$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,980$2,900$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,600$3,280$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,690$4,340$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,420$4,930$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Wahiawa, HISanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.8%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 Vacation2.1%2.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.7%1.2%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Wahiawa, HISanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0000.0%0.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%0.2%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9991.9%0.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.3%0.6%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.3%0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9992.2%0.5%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9991.8%0.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9996.5%1.5%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9997.0%1.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99917.4%2.1%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99939.8%11.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99917.8%20.9%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9994.1%28.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%15.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.6%16.6%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Wahiawa, HISanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 20143.4%4.1%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.4%4.1%13.6%
 1990 to 19996.5%6.6%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.5%11.3%13.2%
 1970 to 197917.8%13.3%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.5%6.6%13.6%
 1950 to 195921.4%18.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.9%6.6%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier4.9%19.6%12.2%
Reviews for Wahiawa    2 Reviews

Hi, I lived in Wahiawa for almost 4 years. Wahiawa is a really dirty, rundown, ghetto area. The homeless literally line the streets everywhere you go. There's high crime  More

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Over 17 years ago

Wahiawa is a slow old-timey town in Hawaii, and is fairly close to the North Shore (where surfing is pretty great). Although crime has risen over the years in this small  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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