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Montecito is a big small town of 9,031 people in Santa Barbara County, California. It's about 29 miles from Oxnard, CA and 75 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.
9,031people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
79° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
330Sunny days
40Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,031
- Part of a metro area
- About 983 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 29 mi to Oxnard, CA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $231k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 330 sunny days a year (198 totally clear)
- 35 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 40 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (417 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,224 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 21% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 18% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to SBA airport
- 74 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 23 ft
- Right on the coast
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 298 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 90 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Santa Barbara County: D+27 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk