Santa Barbara County, CA - Trend of Apartment Rental Price Estimates (ApartmentList)

Updated on April 29, 2026.

According to data from ApartmentList.com, the apartment rental price estimate in Santa Barbara County, CA in April 2026 was $1,991 overall, $1,729 for one-bedroom apartments, and $2,018 for two-bedroom apartments.

The chart and table below shows the trend of the rental price estimate in Santa Barbara County for overall, 1-bedroom, and 2-bedroom apartments for recent months.

You can see similar information for other California counties, and for California.

Note: The Rental Price Estimate is the estimate of the median rent paid for new leases in a given market.

Data Source: Apartment List.
Santa Barbara County, CA - Trend of Apartment Rental Price Estimates
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Santa Barbara County, CA - Trend of Apartment Rental Price Estimates
1 – 10 of 112
Month Overall Rent Estimate ($) 1Br Rent Estimate ($) 2Br Rent Estimate ($)
Jan 2017 1281 1113 1299
Feb 2017 1285 1116 1303
Mar 2017 1298 1128 1316
Apr 2017 1323 1149 1341
May 2017 1347 1170 1365
Jun 2017 1377 1196 1396
Jul 2017 1402 1218 1421
Aug 2017 1424 1237 1444
Sep 2017 1413 1227 1432
Oct 2017 1382 1200 1401
Nov 2017 1357 1178 1375
Dec 2017 1348 1171 1367
Jan 2018 1367 1187 1385
Feb 2018 1360 1181 1379
Mar 2018 1372 1192 1391
Apr 2018 1386 1204 1405
May 2018 1423 1236 1443
Jun 2018 1461 1269 1481
Jul 2018 1486 1291 1506
Aug 2018 1494 1298 1515
Sep 2018 1491 1295 1511
Oct 2018 1470 1277 1490
Nov 2018 1482 1287 1502
Dec 2018 1486 1291 1506
Jan 2019 1527 1326 1548
Feb 2019 1524 1324 1545
Mar 2019 1529 1329 1550
Apr 2019 1520 1320 1540
May 2019 1528 1328 1550
Jun 2019 1561 1356 1583
Jul 2019 1581 1373 1603
Aug 2019 1612 1400 1634
Sep 2019 1612 1400 1634
Oct 2019 1581 1373 1603
Nov 2019 1533 1332 1554
Dec 2019 1488 1293 1509
Jan 2020 1495 1298 1515
Feb 2020 1499 1302 1520
Mar 2020 1527 1327 1548
Apr 2020 1539 1337 1560
May 2020 1575 1368 1597
Jun 2020 1599 1389 1621
Jul 2020 1614 1402 1636
Aug 2020 1598 1388 1620
Sep 2020 1588 1380 1610
Oct 2020 1592 1383 1614
Nov 2020 1619 1407 1642
Dec 2020 1623 1410 1645
Jan 2021 1608 1397 1630
Feb 2021 1633 1419 1656
Mar 2021 1646 1430 1668
Apr 2021 1682 1461 1705
May 2021 1685 1463 1708
Jun 2021 1796 1560 1821
Jul 2021 1970 1711 1997
Aug 2021 2152 1869 2181
Sep 2021 2280 1981 2312
Oct 2021 2277 1977 2308
Nov 2021 2253 1957 2284
Dec 2021 2211 1921 2242
Jan 2022 2240 1946 2271
Feb 2022 2225 1933 2256
Mar 2022 2198 1909 2228
Apr 2022 2186 1899 2216
May 2022 2227 1935 2258
Jun 2022 2339 2032 2371
Jul 2022 2383 2070 2416
Aug 2022 2405 2089 2438
Sep 2022 2297 1995 2329
Oct 2022 2204 1914 2234
Nov 2022 2137 1856 2166
Dec 2022 2127 1847 2156
Jan 2023 2095 1820 2124
Feb 2023 2048 1779 2076
Mar 2023 1998 1736 2026
Apr 2023 1999 1736 2026
May 2023 2008 1744 2036
Jun 2023 2036 1768 2064
Jul 2023 2060 1790 2089
Aug 2023 2076 1803 2104
Sep 2023 2103 1826 2131
Oct 2023 2082 1808 2110
Nov 2023 2077 1804 2106
Dec 2023 2037 1770 2065
Jan 2024 2021 1756 2049
Feb 2024 1992 1730 2019
Mar 2024 1998 1735 2025
Apr 2024 2014 1749 2042
May 2024 2027 1760 2055
Jun 2024 2026 1760 2054
Jul 2024 2034 1767 2062
Aug 2024 2053 1783 2081
Sep 2024 2049 1780 2078
Oct 2024 2044 1776 2073
Nov 2024 2011 1747 2039
Dec 2024 2001 1738 2029
Jan 2025 2007 1743 2035
Feb 2025 2021 1755 2049
Mar 2025 2000 1737 2027
Apr 2025 1980 1720 2007
May 2025 1959 1702 1986
Jun 2025 1965 1707 1992
Jul 2025 1976 1716 2003
Aug 2025 1997 1735 2024
Sep 2025 2007 1743 2034
Oct 2025 2007 1744 2035
Nov 2025 1997 1734 2024
Dec 2025 1975 1715 2002
Jan 2026 1944 1689 1971
Feb 2026 1947 1691 1974
Mar 2026 1963 1705 1990
Apr 2026 1991 1729 2018