Accommodation prices — Santa Barbara (CA), January 2027

97 places answered · priced 2026-10-25 20:35

Median $325 · half of all places $224 – $567 Night 22 · Offers 97 · $76 – $3 335

Median
$325
p25
$224
p75
$567
Offers
97

What was on in Santa Barbara (CA) in January 2027

In Santa Barbara (CA), the night of 1 January stood out most — New Year's Day — with a median 10% above the month's other comparable nights.

Night Event This night vs comparable nights
1 January New Year's Day +10%
18 January Martin Luther King Jr. Day -2%

The percentage describes that night — its median against the other nights of the same kind (weekday or weekend) within a week either side. It is measured. We do not claim the event caused it; we give the date, the name and the source so it can be checked.

Prices night by night

The median and the range of the middle half of offers. Every night measured on its own.

Santa Barbara (CA) · January 2027 · USD
Night Median p25 p75 Offers
Fri 01.01 430 283 578 72
Sat 02.01 393 284 543 64
Sun 03.01 317 210 500 95
Mon 04.01 321 209 569 95
Tue 05.01 320 212 535 95
Wed 06.01 320 212 484 95
Thu 07.01 319 220 558 97
Fri 08.01 394 296 598 89
Sat 09.01 410 287 604 77
Sun 10.01 321 210 570 98
Mon 11.01 327 212 539 98
Tue 12.01 334 223 545 97
Wed 13.01 327 223 570 94
Thu 14.01 335 237 597 96
Fri 15.01 390 295 551 75
Sat 16.01 412 289 522 58
Sun 17.01 307 233 428 79
Mon 18.01 321 220 571 96
Tue 19.01 320 224 565 96
Wed 20.01 323 224 571 96
Thu 21.01 324 220 594 95
Fri 22.01 400 286 638 92

A night we did not measure is absent from the table — we never show a zero in place of missing data.

Proof: how we know $334 is the median

The night of 12 January 2027. The places just below and just above the middle — sorted by price.

97 places answered · priced 2026-10-25 20:35 Offers 97 / 102
47 3★ Downtown $325
48 4★ Waterfront $329
49 4★ Riviera $334 ← median
50 3★ Summerland $335
51 3★ Summerland $335
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Which day of the week is priciest?

How far each day's median sits from the whole month's.

Saturday +26% Friday +22% Thursday +0% Monday -1% Tuesday -1% Wednesday -1% Sunday -3%

Price distribution

The night of 12 January 2027.

‹ $300 40 · offers
300–600 37
600–900 15
900–1500 4
› 1500 1

How we measure this

You cannot get a wrong number out of it. A night we could not measure stays empty — never zero, never smoothed, never estimated.

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Sold-out places are counted separately

A median over 30 places and a median over 208 places are not the same claim, which is why the count sits next to every figure.

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Events describe the night, not the cause

The percentage compares that night's median with the same weekdays around it — a weekend is 5–20% above midweek by itself. We publish the number and state plainly that we are not claiming the event caused it.

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A thin measurement is not published at all

A city-month needs at least 30 places and 15 measured nights before it gets a public page. Below that we say “not enough measured yet” rather than publish a shaky number.

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Every figure carries its date

“199 places answered · priced 14 Jun 2026.” That line is the most valuable sentence on the page, and it is sized like it.

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Not a competitor list

You do not choose five rivals to track. We read the whole town, so the market is what it is, not what you selected.

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Not transaction data

These are asking prices — what places want — not what rooms sold for. We say so on the page.

Common questions

Accommodation prices — Santa Barbara (CA), January 2027?

Median $325. Half of all places: $224 – $567.

Which day of the week is priciest?

Saturday +26% · Sunday -3% · How far each day's median sits from the whole month's.

What was on in Santa Barbara (CA) in January 2027?

New Year's Day · Martin Luther King Jr. Day — The percentage describes that night — its median against the other nights of the same kind (weekday or weekend) within a week either side. It is measured. We do not claim the event caused it; we give the date, the name and the source so it can be checked.

Price distribution

$76 – $3 335 · Median $325 · 97 offers · 12 January 2027

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