Home values, rents and more in Montecito, CA
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Montecito compares
The typical home in Montecito, CA is worth about $5,677,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Montecito are 5.7 times the typical value in the Santa Maria metro area ($989,000) and 15.5 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Montecito rose 13.0%, compared with +4.3% in the Santa Maria metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $18,039 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 5.5 times the Santa Maria metro area ($3,279) and 9.3 times the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $231,005, against $98,161 in the Santa Maria metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 9,031 people live in Montecito (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Montecito has the highest typical home value of the 15 cities in the Santa Maria metro area and the 3rd-highest of 886 in California with Zillow figures.
Part of: Santa Barbara County, CA · Santa Maria metro area · California
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.