Population
Burbank
105,165
Santa Barbara
88,024
Median Income
Burbank
$95,816
Santa Barbara
$101,672
Home Value
Burbank
$1,041,100
Santa Barbara
$1,466,400
Rent
Burbank
$2,089
Santa Barbara
$2,302
Crime Rate
Burbank
3.91
Santa Barbara
6.50
Cost of Living
Burbank
202.0
Santa Barbara
235.7
Avg Temp
Burbank
N/A
Santa Barbara
N/A
Unemployment
Burbank
6.9%
Santa Barbara
4.7%
How Similar Are Burbank & Santa Barbara?
Santa Barbara is Burbank's #20 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Burbank
105,165
Santa Barbara
88,024
Burbank has a 16% larger population than Santa Barbara.
Violent Crime
Burbank
3.91
Santa Barbara
6.50
Santa Barbara has a 40% higher violent crime than Burbank.
Property Crime
Burbank
30.72
Santa Barbara
18.10
Burbank has a 41% higher property crime than Santa Barbara.
Political Leaning
Burbank
31.9%
Santa Barbara
35.1%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 9% difference.
Unemployment
Burbank
6.9%
Santa Barbara
4.7%
Burbank has a 33% higher unemployment than Santa Barbara.
Median Income
Burbank
$95,816
Santa Barbara
$101,672
Both cities have similar median income — just a 6% difference.
Home Values
Burbank
$1,041,100
Santa Barbara
$1,466,400
Santa Barbara has a 29% higher home values than Burbank.
Education
Burbank
33.9%
Santa Barbara
36.2%
Both cities have similar education — just a 6% difference.
Demographics
Burbank
60.5%
Santa Barbara
63.3%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 4% difference.
Cost of Living
Burbank
202.0
Santa Barbara
235.7
Santa Barbara has a 14% higher cost of living than Burbank.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Burbank and Santa Barbara share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Burbank
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Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Burbank leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDBurbank scores 110.5 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 155.4 in Santa Barbara. Burbank has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,085 vs $2,746 in Santa Barbara (24% lower). Burbank has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,601 vs $3,124 in Santa Barbara (17% lower).
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Barbara has a median home value of $1,466,400 vs $1,041,100 in Burbank (29% higher). Burbank has a median property tax of $5,819 vs $7,043 in Santa Barbara (17% lower). Santa Barbara has a vacancy rate of 6.1% compared to 7.0% in Burbank.
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Jobs & Economy — Santa Barbara leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBurbank has a work from home of 27.4% compared to 17.0% in Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara has a unemployment rate of 4.7% compared to 6.9% in Burbank. Burbank: 57,946 vs Santa Barbara: 48,520 for labor force.
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Crime & Safety — Santa Barbara leads
Source: FBI UCRBurbank has a property crime clearance of 31.2% compared to 14.2% in Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.70 compared to 3.42 in Burbank. Santa Barbara has a property crime rate (per 1k) of 18.10 compared to 30.72 in Burbank.
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Schools & Education — Santa Barbara leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSanta Barbara has a bachelor's degree or higher of 36.2% compared to 33.9% in Burbank.
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High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBurbank has a population of 105,165, about 1.2x the size of Santa Barbara (88,024).
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Burbank
Santa Barbara
Healthcare — Santa Barbara leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSanta Barbara: 5.0 vs Burbank: 3.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Barbara has a bicycle of 3.2% compared to 0.6% in Burbank. Burbank has a work from home of 27.4% compared to 17.0% in Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara has a public transit of 2.3% compared to 1.6% in Burbank.
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