Name: Orcutt, CA statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Orcutt

Santa Barbara County loses about 10.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in12,033

Moved out15,543

Net−3,510

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Los Angeles County, CA1,4741,295+179

San Luis Obispo County, CA1,2441,471−227

Ventura County, CA9531,350−397

San Diego County, CA421638−217

Orange County, CA374391−17

Kern County, CA246357−111

Riverside County, CA239272−33

Maricopa County, AZ286

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals

59%38%

Leavers

53%45%

Within CaliforniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$115K

Leavers$84K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Santa Barbara County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 3.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Santa Barbara County report $115,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $84,300, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $87,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $2,193 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,725 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $624,500.
Getting to work: 22 minutes each way on average; 8.7% work from home; 1.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: Poquoson, VA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
0.5%
75% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
3.0%
48% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$115,238
63% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Orcutt	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	3.0%	48% below
Moved from another state1	0.5%	75% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	-10.0	below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$115,238	63% above
Income of households moving out7County figure	$84,261	20% above

What it costs to live here

The median home costs 5.6 years of the median household's income, more than in 78% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

Orcutt23.6%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$87,720

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

23.6%

16% above the median place

Home price to income

5.6x

48% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

24%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$84,600

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Orcutt, $2,193 a month, and local prices for everything else (100.1 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Orcutt, but easier on the budget

Places that match Orcutt on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
Poquoson, VA	88	16.9% vs 23.6%	$18,000	Compare
Joppatowne, MD	87	17.6% vs 23.6%	$10,500	Compare
Fort Payne, AL	87	17.2% vs 23.6%	n/a	Compare
Belle Chasse, LA	86	15.5% vs 23.6%	$18,400	Compare

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Vacant homes1
3.3%
53% below the median place
Median home value1
$624,500
96% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,725
46% above the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Orcutt	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$2,193	61% above
Rent to income1	23.6%	16% above
Property tax rate1	0.8%	13% below
Home price to income1	5.6x	48% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	108.8	8% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$3,106	92% above
HUD area median income4County figure	$118,600	11% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$4,930	51% above
Median home value1	$624,500	96% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	3.3%	2% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	56.3%	9% above
Homeownership1	77.3%	16% above
Renters paying 30%+1	58.1%	15% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$2,725	46% above
Vacant homes1	3.3%	53% below
Median year built1	1981	0% above

Work and pay

9% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 77% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

Unemployment1
3.6%
27% below the median place
Median household income1
$111,416
39% above the median place
Works from home1
8.7%
30% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$49,979 +25%

Mean commute22 min −11%

Commutes by transit1.8% 2.1×

Poverty rate8.0% −25%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Orcutt	Vs median
Median household income1	$111,416	39% above
Income per person1	$49,979	25% above
Unemployment1	3.6%	27% below
Average annual pay6County figure	$73,064	11% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	4.9%	32% above
Jobs6County figure	214,947	43% above
Poverty rate1	8.0%	25% below
Mean commute1	22 min	11% below
Works from home1	8.7%	30% below
Commutes by transit1	1.8%	108% above

Who lives here

Household size is 2.8, 12% above the median place.

Household size1
2.8
12% above the median place
No health insurance1
5.1%
20% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
94.0%
2% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher90.2% −2%

Born abroad11.1% +25%

Median age39.9 +2%

Bachelor's or higher33.2% +3%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Orcutt	Vs median
Population1	31,454	1469th largest
Median age1	39.9	2% above
Bachelor's or higher1	33.2%	3% above
High school or higher1	90.2%	2% below
Household size1	2.8	12% above
Born abroad1	11.1%	25% above
No health insurance1	5.1%	20% below
Homes with broadband1	94.0%	2% above

Life in Orcutt

OpenStreetMap shows 0.9 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 85% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

53 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 8 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents8.9 −12%

Playgrounds per 10k11.4 +22%

Grocery stores per 10k0.9 −55%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k7.3 −34%

Libraries per 10k0.3 −63%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi5.3 25.1×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

Channel Islands National Park 95 miles
Cesar E. Chavez National Monument 108 miles
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area 116 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.0 +20%

Shops33.3 +10%

Arts, recreation and fitness6.8 +66%

Doctors' offices and clinics24.4 +21%

Child care centers3.3 +43%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher12
24.1
56% above the median place
Public schools12
2
78% below the median place
Nearest National Park Service site10
94.8
208% above the median place

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	Orcutt	Vs median
Public schools12	2	78% below
Public school students12	965	80% below
Students per teacher12	24.1	56% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	25.0	20% above
Shops per 10k8County figure	33.3	10% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	6.8	66% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	24.4	21% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	3.3	43% above
Parks per 10k9	8.9	12% below
Playgrounds per 10k9	11.4	22% above
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.9	55% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	7.3	34% below
Libraries per 10k9	0.3	63% below
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	5.3	above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site10	94.8	208% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10	0	below (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure	53	308% above

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 70.7).

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Orcutt. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk14
0.0
below the median place (median 70.7)
Tornado risk14
5.4
93% below the median place
Wildfire risk14
99.2
62% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Orcutt	Vs median
July average high13County figure	82°F	5% below
January average low13County figure	40°F	59% above
Average temperature13County figure	59°F	7% above
Annual precipitation13County figure	18.9 in	57% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure	99.0	7% above
Hurricane risk14County figure	0.0	below (median 70.7)
Tornado risk14County figure	5.4	93% below
Wildfire risk14County figure	99.2	62% above
Heat wave risk14County figure	75.4	16% below
Median air quality index15County figure	52	21% above
Good air days15County figure	44.9%	34% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 22.5% to 23.6% of the median income.

Median gross rent

Up 28.0% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 22.0% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 47.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$85,000

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 68% of places

Pay vs rent

-1.0 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 38% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Affordability trend

+1.1 pts

rent share of income, 2019 to 2024 (22.5% to 23.6%)

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

+1%

against places with the same traits in this market

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Orcutt in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 24% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Orcutt does better than 22% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 49%.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$2,193/mo (2024)	$2,810/mo	$2,310 to $3,430/mo	+4.2%
Median household income	$111,416 (2024)	$140,500	$119,000 to $166,500	+4.0%
Median home value	$624,500 (2024)	$895,000	$650,000 to $1,233,000	+6.2%

The median home would be worth 6.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Orcutt

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Elmont, NY	$2,209	$114,217	Compare
Silverdale, WA	$2,143	$105,483	Compare
Santee, CA	$2,250	$113,394	Compare
Vandenberg Village, CA	$2,313	$110,904	Compare

Nearby

Compare Orcutt with

Places built like Orcutt

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Orcutt performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
Orcutt, CA	23.6%	4.1%/yr	n/a
Yucaipa, CA	22.6%	5.6%/yr	0.8%	Compare
Windsor, CA	21.8%	4.6%/yr	-1.9%	Compare
Hilo, HI	20.9%	5.3%/yr	n/a	Compare
Ramona, CA	20.4%	5.0%/yr	n/a	Compare
Mililani Town, HI	22.5%	5.1%/yr	n/a	Compare
Wailuku, HI	20.5%	6.9%/yr	n/a	Compare

Common questions

Is Orcutt a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 50 out of 100, better than 50% of the places we rate and 129th of 654 in California. 58% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 77% of the 986 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 38 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Orcutt expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 23.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $624,500.

What salary do you need to live in Orcutt?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $87,720 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Orcutt?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Elmont, NY, Silverdale, WA, Santee, CA and Vandenberg Village, CA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Orcutt with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Orcutt itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/orcutt-california

Citytistics. “Orcutt, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/orcutt-california/

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