The median home in Santa Ynez, California is valued at $1,790,479, up 0.6% year over year. Santa Ynez is part of the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$1,790,479

+0.6%

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$358,096 on $1,790,479

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Out of reach164.2% of income

Need $439,843/yr to afford.

PITI$10,263

P/I164.2%

Afford$305K

Gap-$1.49M

P&I $9,054Tax $1,059Ins $150

6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + CA ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in California

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Atherton$7.52M Los Altos Hills$5.8M Montecito$5.25M Hidden Hills$4.99M Hillsborough$4.95M Los Altos$4.45M Belvedere$4.42M Rancho Santa Fe$4.19M

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