Walkability Ranking — Santa Barbara

Updated June 22, 2026

See how neighborhoods in Santa Barbara compare on walkability. Rankings are based on measured data aggregated across each neighborhood boundary. How walkability is measured →

Full Santa Barbara Walkability Ranking

City average:8.12— scores above this beat the city average
NeighborhoodScoreCity Rankvs. City Avg
Downtown10#1+1.9 ↑
Oak Park9.5#2+1.4 ↑
West Downtown9.5#3+1.4 ↑
Lower Westside9.2#4+1.1 ↑
Lower State9.1#5+1.0 ↑
Westside8.9#6+0.8 ↑
Laguna8.7#7+0.6 ↑
Upper East8.6#8+0.5 ↑
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport8.5#9+0.4 ↑
Hitchcock8.5#10+0.4 ↑
West Beach8.4#11+0.3 ↑
Funk Zone8.3#12+0.2 ↑
Samarkand8.3#13+0.2 ↑
North State8.2#14+0.1 ↑
Hope8.2#15+0.1 ↑
Lower Riviera8.1#16
Alta Mesa8.1#17
Milpas8#18-0.1 ↓
San Roque7.9#19-0.2 ↓
East Mesa7.8#20-0.3 ↓
East San Roque7.7#21-0.4 ↓
Lower East7.7#22-0.4 ↓
East Beach7.7#23-0.4 ↓
Bel Air7.6#24-0.5 ↓
Eastside7.6#25-0.5 ↓
Hidden Valley7.6#26-0.5 ↓
Campanil7.3#27-0.8 ↓
Elings Park7.2#28-0.9 ↓
West Mesa7#29-1.1 ↓
Eucalyptus Hill7#30-1.1 ↓
Foothill6.7#31-1.4 ↓
Riviera6.2#32-1.9 ↓
Coast Village6#33-2.1 ↓
Cielito6#34-2.1 ↓

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