Santa Barbara is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States excepting Alaska, the city lies between the steeply rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Santa Barbara's climate is often described as Mediterranean, and the city has been dubbed "The American Riviera". As of the 2020 census, Santa Barbara had a population of 88,665.
Pacific
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara County, CA
Population
88,640
Walk Score
98 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$2,209
Median home value
$1,346,800
[[Municipal corporation
1850
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Historic districts
- Cojo Bay Archeological District
- Point Conception Light Station · listed 1981
- San Miguel Island Archeological District · listed 1979
- Santa Barbara Island Archeological District · listed 1979
- Santa Barbara Presidio · listed 1973
- Santa Cruz Island Archeological District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1980
- Santa Cruz Island Archeological District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2021
- Sexton, Joseph and Lucy Foster, House · listed 1992
- Val Verde · listed 1995
Notable landmarks
- Acacia Lodge · listed 1997
- Andalucia Building · listed 1999
- Building at 17 West Haley
- Building at 208 Palm Street
- Building at 212 Palm Street
- Building at 217 State Street
- Building at 23 West Haley
- Building at 315 Castillo
- Building at 315 State Street
- Building at 317 Chapala Street
- Building at 324-330 State Street
- Building at 409 State Street
- Building at 412 West Montecito
- Building at 435 Chapala Street
- Building at 501 Chapala Street
- El Paseo and Casa de la Guerra · listed 1977
- Faith Mission · listed 1982
- Gonzalez, Rafael, House · listed 1970
- Hammond's Estate Site · listed 1978
- Herschell, Allan, 3-Abreast Carousel · listed 2000
- Hill-Carrillo Adobe · listed 1986
- Hope, Thomas, House · listed 1978
- Hotel Upham
- Janssens-Orella-Birk Building · listed 1987
- Larco Building
- …and 21 more
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