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Cost & Benefits

San Jose vs Santa Barbara

Simple answer

You'd likely save $256 a month in Santa Barbara.

Typical rent is $2,669 in San Jose and $2,413 in Santa Barbara. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

San Jose

California

Typical rent
$2,669
Typical pay
$146,427 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$3,272
Price index
110.4 (metro)

Santa Barbara

California

Typical rent
$2,413
Typical pay
$106,182 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$3,106
Price index
108.8 (metro)

Benefits after a move

San Jose and Santa Barbara are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.