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Median Home Price in Carpinteria, CA

The median home value in Carpinteria, CA is $1,532,292 as of 2026-06-30, up 7.73% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$1,532,292

Year-over-Year

+7.73%

Population

12,692

Carpinteria ranks #49 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 100.2% above the state's city median of $765,350. It sits in Santa Barbara County, where the county-wide median is $997,569.

Crime in Carpinteria

Carpinteria police recorded a violent crime rate of 189 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,371 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Carpinteria

How much does a house cost in Carpinteria, CA?

The median home value in Carpinteria is $1,532,292. That's up 7.73% from a year earlier. That is about 100.2% above the typical county in California.

Is Carpinteria expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Carpinteria are more expensive than Santa Barbara County as a whole, where the median is $997,569 — a difference of about 53.6%.

Is Carpinteria a safe place to live?

Carpinteria police reported 189 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 12,692. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.