Home prices
Santa Maria's median home value is $344,100. Compared to other places in this area this is approximately $115,480 (25%) lower.It is approximately $126,600 (58%) higher compared to the rest of the country, and compared to the city of Bakersfield is approximately $97,100 (39%) higher.
Rents
The median rent in Santa Maria is $1,414 a month. This is about $384 (21%) lower in comparison to its nearby areas.Compared to the US as a whole it is about $352 (33%) higher, and compared to the city of Bakersfield it is approximately $310 (28%) higher.
Nearby places
Orcutt
Orcutt is Santa Maria's neighbor to the south. Real estate prices there are a little more expensive. The median home price in Orcutt is $422,600, which is $78,500 (18%) higher than Santa Maria. Its rents are a little more expensive. The median rent in Orcutt is $1,713 per month, which is $299 (17%) higher than Santa Maria.
Guadalupe
Guadalupe is roughly 6 miles west from Santa Maria. Its real estate prices are a lot less expensive. Guadalupe's median home price is $257,100, which is $87,000 (33%) lower than Santa Maria. Rents there are a bit less expensive. Guadalupe's median rent is $1,209 a month, which comes out to $205 (16%) lower than Santa Maria.
Nipomo
Nipomo is approximately 7 miles north from Santa Maria. Real estate prices there are substantially more expensive. The median home in Nipomo is valued at $537,700, which is $193,600 (36%) higher than Santa Maria. Rent there is fairly similar. Nipomo's median rent is $1,488 per month, which is $74 (4%) higher than Santa Maria.
Woodlands
Woodlands is approximately 8 miles northwest from Santa Maria. The real estate prices there are significantly more expensive. The cost of the median home in Woodlands is $786,700, which is $442,600 (56%) higher than Santa Maria. Rent there is substantially more expensive. The median monthly rent in Woodlands is $3,246, which works out to $1,832 (56%) higher than Santa Maria.
Sisquoc
Sisquoc is roughly 9 miles southeast from Santa Maria. Its real estate prices are a bit less expensive. Sisquoc's median home cost is $293,800, which is $50,300 (17%) lower than Santa Maria. Rents there are a little less expensive. Sisquoc's median monthly rent is $1,333, which comes out to $81 (6%) lower than Santa Maria.
