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Median Home Price in Goleta, CA

The median home value in Goleta, CA is $1,365,841 as of 2026-06-30, down 0.9% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$1,365,841

Year-over-Year

-0.9%

Population

32,632

Goleta ranks #69 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 78.5% 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 Goleta

Goleta police recorded a violent crime rate of 205 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,569 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 Goleta

How much does a house cost in Goleta, CA?

The median home value in Goleta is $1,365,841. That's down 0.9% from a year earlier. That is about 78.5% above the typical county in California.

Is Goleta expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Goleta are more expensive than Santa Barbara County as a whole, where the median is $997,569 — a difference of about 36.9%.

Is Goleta a safe place to live?

Goleta police reported 205 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 32,632. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.