House$1,049,000
Carpinteria

53 homes and apartments for sale in Carpinteria, United States.
24 properties shown
House$1,049,000
Carpinteria
Apartment$1,800,000
Carpinteria
Apartment$1,295,000
Carpinteria
Apartment$1,345,000
Carpinteria
Apartment$750,000
Carpinteria
Apartment$845,000
Carpinteria
Apartment$825,000
Carpinteria
House$34,499,999
Carpinteria
House$44,999,000
Carpinteria
House$12,500,000
Carpinteria
House$999,000
Carpinteria
House$9,995,000
Carpinteria
Apartment$899,000
Carpinteria
House$1,080,000
Carpinteria
House$530,000
Carpinteria
House$18,500,000
Carpinteria
Apartment$849,000
Carpinteria
House$789,000
Carpinteria
House$3,485,000
Carpinteria
House$3,485,000
Carpinteria
Apartment$1,150,000
Carpinteria
House$3,900,000
Carpinteria
House$1,198,000
Carpinteria
House$34,900,000
Carpinteria
Buyer's guide: Carpinteria
Carpinteria homes for sale sit on the quieter, cheaper end of the Santa Barbara coast. Our 53 listings on RealEstateAbroad have a median asking price of €1,070,982 (current asking prices, converted to euros), at €11,798 per m², but the top of the range is extraordinary: the 75th percentile reaches €11,174,683.
Statistics come from current listings on RealEstateAbroad. The very high 75th-percentile figure is a data oddity, probably caused by a few large estates or mis-entered prices, so the median is the safer guide.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median asking price | €1,070,982 |
| 25th percentile | €758,984 |
| 75th percentile | €11,174,683 |
| Median price per m² | €11,798 |
| Median size | 126 m² |
| Listings | 53 |
There are 31 houses and 22 apartments or condos. Two-bedroom homes are the largest group (20), then 14 with three, 8 with five or more, 7 with four and 4 with one. That makes Carpinteria one of the few California coastal places where an entry-level condo can be found for first-time overseas buyers. See US apartments and US houses for wider comparison.
Carpinteria is a small city on the coast about 12 miles east of Santa Barbara, known for its long beach, a downtown on Linden Avenue and greenhouse flower growing. The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner stops in town. Wealthy Montecito and the city of Santa Barbara lie to the west, while Ventura, Oxnard and Port Hueneme are along the coast to the south-east, and Ojai is inland. Coastal homes can be affected by flood, wildfire and mudslide risk, and insurance costs are high, so get a quote before you offer.
There is no federal restriction on foreign ownership of homes in California. Budget for property tax of roughly 1.1% to 1.3% of the purchase price a year, a county transfer tax at closing, title and escrow fees, and FIRPTA withholding on a later sale. Lenders may ask for 30% to 40% down on a foreign-national loan.
If the property is a condo, check HOA fees and the reserve study. See our US buying guide and financing page, and the United States overview.
Last updated 8 October 2026
A few very expensive or mis-entered listings in our sample raise the top end. The median of €1,070,982 is the better guide.
It is usually seen as more affordable, but our data does not compare identical homes. Look at price per m² for similar properties.
Yes, 22 of 53 listings are apartments or condos.
It can be. Wildfire and flood areas may be hard to insure, so request quotes before bidding.