Santa Barbara’s Neighborhoods:
Montecito: $900,000- $50,000,000
Education Montecito Union/Cold Springs; Santa Barbara Junior High; Santa Barbara High School
Montecito, just East of Santa Barbara’s city limits, has an air of prestige and grace unrivaled by any other locale in Southern California. Despite its small, eight-square-mile size, Montecito has an astounding variety of breathtaking scenery. Estates perched in the rolling foothills offer commanding views of the wooded valleys and palm-lined beaches below. Canyon ranches boast stellar equestrian properties, with miles of trails and pastures. Beachfront homes, with the Pacific at your feet, are some of the most desirable, exclusive locations anywhere in the world. Lavish estates date back to the 1800‚s, when America’s royalty ventured west, drawn by the posh health resort that was this community’s start. In the 20th century, Montecito was re-discovered by America’s new generation of royalty and it became a scene of Hollywood glamour. It remains a highly exclusive home to many celebrities, but fortunately its sylvan nature has helped it remain free from the pretensions of Rodeo Drive, but with all the class. Grand houses by renowned architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, George Washington Smith and Francis T. Underhill neighbor cottages tucked away down tree-lined lanes. Few parcels are smaller than one acre, affording residents the space and privacy they desire. Montecito also boasts tennis and golf clubs, quaint shops and boutiques, day spas, and numerous fine restaurants, making it almost unnecessary to go anywhere else.