Santa Barbara, CA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In ZIP code 93429, near Santa Barbara, households earn a median of $169,063, with per-capita income at $83,362. The county's effective property tax rate of 0.65% means a home's assessed value drives the annual bill directly: a $1 million home would owe roughly $6,500 yearly. Because earnings here are high, that levy consumes a smaller share of income than it would in many other places. Sales tax adds 7.75% to purchases. Together, these figures describe a housing market where strong incomes and a below-average rate shape what owning a home actually costs.