Santa Maria vs Santa Barbara
Santa Maria, CA compared with Santa Barbara, CA · 55 miles apart
Santa Maria has 111,390 residents to Santa Barbara’s 86,422. Santa Maria comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, price to income. Santa Barbara does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Santa Maria, CA | Santa Barbara, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 111,390 | 86,422 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,883 | 4,434 |
| Median household income | $84,746 | $106,182 |
| Median home value | $531,700 | $1,570,800 |
| Median rent | $1,925 | $2,413 |
| Homeownership | 50.2% | 39.9% |
| Average commute | 22.4 min | 17.3 min |
| Median age | 29.3 | 39.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 15.7% | 51.9% |
| Poverty rate | 17.3% | 14% |
| Unemployment | 7.3% | 5.8% |
| Price to income | 6.3× | 14.8× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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