SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CALIFORNIA CITIES POPULATION

Santa Barbara County and its major cities, Santa Barbara and the more populous Santa Maria, comprise one of the fastest growing counties in Central California due to the popularity of ample near- coastal land for building expansion. In fact, Santa Maria is poised to overtake Santa Barbara in population and may do so one day. Once considered affordable housing north of Santa Barbara, the charming Central Coast has nearly caught up with Los Angeles prices as growth and demand have become tremendous. Watch for continued growth if you don't already see it on the roads such as Highway 101, especially during weekend getaways from San Francisco, Los Angeles and Orange County to this popular escape filled with wineries, shops and charming countryside.

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