Metro area · CBSA 42200
Santa Maria
The Santa Maria, CA metro area has 443,701 people. Median rent is $2,131, 26.1% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Santa Barbara County at $3,106. Of the 24 places we track here, Los Olivos has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$98,161
Median home value
$790,700
Unemployment
6.4%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$3,106
HUD, Santa Barbara County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria | 110,462 | $1,925 | 27.3% |
| Santa Barbara | 87,779 | $2,413 | 27.3% |
| Lompoc | 43,646 | $1,589 | 26.5% |
| Goleta | 32,685 | $2,437 | 23.9% |
| Orcutt | 31,454 | $2,193 | 23.6% |
| Eastern Goleta Valley | 28,295 | $2,964 | 24.3% |
| Isla Vista | 13,920 | $1,878 | 86.8% |
| Carpinteria | 13,036 | $2,377 | 28.3% |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | 12,121 | $1,526 | 26.4% |
| Montecito | 9,031 | $3,501 | 18.2% |
| Guadalupe | 8,566 | $1,732 | 31.1% |
| Vandenberg Village | 6,776 | $2,313 | 25.0% |
| Solvang | 6,034 | $1,666 | 18.3% |
| Buellton | 5,074 | $2,194 | 26.3% |
| Santa Ynez | 4,467 | $2,131 | 23.1% |
| Mission Hills | 3,859 | $1,838 | 19.7% |
| Vandenberg AFB | 3,477 | $2,747 | 39.2% |
| Mission Canyon | 2,357 | $3,501 | 20.2% |
| Toro Canyon | 1,477 | $2,179 | 18.6% |
| Summerland | 1,348 | $2,170 | 26.5% |
| Los Alamos | 1,163 | $2,882 | 43.7% |
| Los Olivos | 1,038 | $2,131 | 17.9% |
| Ballard | 863 | $2,131 | 18.2% |
| New Cuyama | 555 | $988 | 19.5% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.