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Area Guide

Laguna Santa Barbara, CA

The Laguna neighborhood of Santa Barbara sits just northwest of downtown, providing easy access to State Street with its world-class shopping and restaurants. While condos and apartments for rent in this neighborhood tend toward the pricey, Laguna's central location puts you in the center of the city's action. Interstate 101 lies in wait to get you out of town, with the beach beckoning just blocks beyond the freeway. From Laguna, stroll up to the Santa Barbara Bowl to catch concerts from top-name entertainers in a beautiful outdoor setting with an ocean view. In fact, stroll anywhere you want in this incredibly walkable and bikable neighborhood. Most restaurants line State Street, including the Santa Barbara outpost of the Michelin-starred Bouchon from renowned chef Thomas Keller. Neighbors also give rave reviews to Arigato Sushi and the Opal Restaurant. You can find some of the best Mexican food in the city right in Laguna at Los Agaves.

Rent Trends

As of May 2026, the average apartment rent in Laguna is $3,180 for a studio, $2,367 for one bedroom, $3,252 for two bedrooms, and $2,789 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Laguna has decreased by -0.4% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 657 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,180/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 538 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,367/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 761 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,252/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 124 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,789/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

50 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

60 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

70 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

50 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

70 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

40 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

50 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park
  • Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
  • Rocky Nook Park
  • Outdoors Santa Barbara Visitor Center
  • Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

Airports

  • Santa Barbara Municipal

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.