Data updated October 12, 2026 · #55 Among California Cities for Tax Delinquency
Santa Barbara Tax-Delinquent Properties
As of October 12, 2026, Santa Barbara has 1,068 properties behind on property taxes, alongside 18 homes in pre-foreclosure.
Owners behind on property taxes in Santa Barbara, CA — read from the Santa Barbara County tax roll and refreshed daily, so properties that pay up come off the list. Every address behind this number carries its owner record, how long the taxes have gone unpaid, the other liens recorded against the same home, open loans and true equity inside Properant.
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10 Real Tax-Delinquent Properties In Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara sits in Santa Barbara County. Ten records pulled from the database, picked from the highest AI distress scores in the county. Click a pin or a row to light it up on the map, double-click to open the same property profile subscribers see. Owner names, mailing addresses, parcel numbers, and contacts are shown in the free trial (no credit card required).
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| Property | Type | Value | Equity | Taxes Owed | Lien Position | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1645 EL BOSQUE RD SANTA BARBARA · 3 bd / 4.5 ba · 4,920 sf | Single Family | $15.00M | $7.86M52% | $65K Since 2025 | Senior | 85 |
25210 AUSTIN RD SANTA BARBARA · 3 bd / 3 ba · 1,877 sf | Single Family | $2.77M | $2.22M80% | $55K Since 2019 | Senior | 76 |
33450 SANTA MARIA WAY UNIT 203D SANTA MARIA · 2 bd / 1.5 ba · 882 sf | Condo | $354K | $180K51% | $15K Since 2020 | Senior | 75 |
43132 ARGONNE CIR SANTA BARBARA · 4 bd / 2.5 ba · 2,055 sf | Single Family | $2.67M | $1.60M60% | $10K Since 2022 | Senior | 64 |
51411 CLEARVIEW RD SANTA BARBARA · 3 bd / 1 ba · 1,749 sf | Single Family | $2.16M | $1.80M83% | $5K Since 2025 | Senior | 54 |
61723 ADLER CT SANTA MARIA · 3 bd / 2.5 ba · 2,216 sf | Single Family | $777K | $502K65% | $4K Since 2025 | Senior | 53 |
71290 BEL AIR DR SANTA BARBARA · 4 bd / 3.5 ba · 3,050 sf | Single Family | $2.35M | $1.32M56% | $9K Since 2025 | Senior | 52 |
8277 E RICE RANCH RD SANTA MARIA · 2 bd / 1.75 ba · 1,001 sf | Condo | $421K | $421K100% | $11K Since 2021 | Senior | 51 |
92688 DORKING PL SANTA BARBARA · 3 bd / 1.75 ba · 1,874 sf | Single Family | $2.83M | $1.11M39% | $92K Since 2019 | Senior | 50 |
102253 SHAY AVE SANTA MARIA · 4 bd / 2 ba · 1,822 sf | Single Family | $744K | $744K100% | $5K Since 2023 | Senior | 50 |
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Where Santa Barbara's Tax Delinquencies Cluster
The 7 ZIP codes below carry 1,068 of Santa Barbara's tax-delinquent properties, with ZIP 93105 holding the most (236, 22% of those). The typical delinquent bill in 93105 is about $3,514, running 1 year behind.
| ZIP | Tax-Delinquent | Typical Bill | Years Behind | In Foreclosure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93105 | 236 | $3,514 | 1 | 5 |
| 93101 | 182 | $3,365 | 1 | 6 |
| 93108 | 169 | $16,728 | 1 | 4 |
| 93103 | 161 | $4,049 | 1 | 2 |
| 93110 | 124 | $2,519 | 1 | 3 |
| 93111 | 109 | $3,707 | 1 | 6 |
| 93109 | 87 | $4,219 | 1 | 0 |
Counts by the property's ZIP code from recorded documents and the county tax roll; ZIPs with only a handful of records are folded out.
Santa Barbara Distress Pipeline
Santa Barbara At A Glance
Santa Barbara sits in Santa Barbara County, with a population of about 88,024. Across Santa Barbara the platform is tracking 1,068 tax-delinquent, 18 in pre-foreclosure and 16 under a notice of default. That is 23.1% of every tax-delinquent parcel in Santa Barbara County, or roughly one for every 82 residents.
Other Santa Barbara County communities with their own delinquent rolls include Santa Maria, Lompoc, Goleta and Carpinteria. Each is tracked separately, because a county-level list hides which town the pressure is actually in.
They cluster in ZIP 93105, 93101 and 93108, with 236 in 93105 alone. State, Paseo Nuevo, Old Mill and Mountain carry more of them than any other street in Santa Barbara. Most fall inside Santa Barbara Unified School District, with the rest in Santa Barbara Unified School District (7-12).
Unpaid Property Taxes in Santa Barbara
1,068 Santa Barbara properties are behind on property taxes per the Santa Barbara County tax roll. Nothing about it is visible from the street — no sign, no filing against the owner — which is why it is the quietest distress signal there is and the one most lists miss. County-wide: Santa Barbara County tax-delinquent properties.
Tax-Defaulted Property Auctions
After five years of default on a home, the county tax collector can sell it at a public tax-deed auction. Properant tracks every California county's sale and attaches each lot to a full property profile. California tax auctions.
Tax Delinquency Plus Liens
Unpaid taxes rarely travel alone. The same owners often carry mechanics liens, utility liens, HOA liens or judgments recorded against the property. Properant stacks all of them on one profile, so you can see how deep it goes before you knock. County lien lists: mechanics, utility and HOA.
Pre-Foreclosure Homes in Santa Barbara
18 Santa Barbara homes are in pre-foreclosure. A property carrying unpaid taxes and a notice of default is the strongest distress signal on the board — both filings point the same direction. Santa Barbara foreclosure listings.
Santa Barbara Tax Delinquency — Questions
How many tax-delinquent properties are there in Santa Barbara, California?
As of October 12, 2026, Properant tracks 1,068 tax-delinquent properties in Santa Barbara — owners who are behind on their property taxes according to the Santa Barbara County tax roll. Santa Barbara ranks #55 among California cities for tax delinquency. The roll is read daily, so properties that pay up drop off.
What happens when property taxes go unpaid in California?
Unpaid property taxes become "tax-defaulted" after the fiscal year closes. The county adds penalties every month, and after five years of default on a home the tax collector can sell the property at a public tax-deed auction. The owner can redeem it at any point before the sale by paying what is owed. Five years is a long runway, which is why tax delinquency is an early distress signal rather than a deadline.
Are these tax lien properties for sale in Santa Barbara?
Not lien certificates — California is a tax-deed state. There is no tax lien sale and no tax lien auction in Santa Barbara County, because the county never sells liens to investors. After five years of default it can sell the property itself at a tax deed sale, and the buyer receives a recorded deed rather than a lien position. Most people searching for tax lien properties in Santa Barbara are looking for that sale, and the 1,068 homes counted here are the pipeline it is drawn from — years earlier, while the owner can still sell or redeem.
Is a tax-delinquent list the same as a foreclosure list?
No. A foreclosure comes from a lender and starts with a notice of default recorded against the loan. Tax delinquency comes from the county and never touches the lender. They often overlap — an owner who has stopped paying the mortgage has usually stopped paying taxes too — and a property carrying both is the strongest distress signal on the board. Santa Barbara currently has 18 homes in pre-foreclosure alongside its 1,068 tax-delinquent properties.
How do I find tax-delinquent properties in Santa Barbara?
The count on this page is free and updates daily. The address-level list — every tax-delinquent property in Santa Barbara with the owner of record, how long the taxes have gone unpaid, other liens on the same home, open loans and an equity estimate — is inside Properant, which starts with a free trial. Delinquency status is public record at the Santa Barbara County tax collector; Properant simply reads it for every parcel in California and links it to everything else recorded against the property.
Are tax-delinquent property records public in California?
Yes. The tax roll and the recorded liens behind it are public record. What is hard is reading them at scale across 58 counties and joining them to the owner, the loans and the liens on the same parcel — that is the part Properant does, refreshed daily.
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Every Tax-Delinquent Property In Santa Barbara, With The Liens And Owner Behind It
This page is one slice of it. Properant connects every parcel in California to its owner, open loans, liens and foreclosure stage — then scores and skip-traces the ones worth calling.
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