Does Lower East, Santa Barbara, CA have sidewalks?

As of early 2026, 100% of users say there are sidewalks

Is Lower East, Santa Barbara, CA dog-friendly?

As of early 2026, 90% of users say it's dog friendly

Is Lower East, Santa Barbara, CA walkable to restaurants?

As of early 2026, 89% of users say it's walkable to restaurants

Are the streets well-lit in Lower East, Santa Barbara, CA?

As of early 2026, 75% of users say streets are well-lit

Is Lower East, Santa Barbara, CA walkable to grocery stores?

As of early 2026, 73% of users say it's walkable to grocery stores

Are yards well-kept in Lower East, Santa Barbara, CA?

As of early 2026, 69% of users say yards are well-kept

Would people walk alone at night in Lower East, Santa Barbara, CA?

As of early 2026, 67% of users say people would walk alone at night

Do residents of Lower East, Santa Barbara, CA plan to stay at least 5 years?

As of early 2026, 64% of users say they plan to stay for at least 5 years

Does Lower East, Santa Barbara, CA show holiday spirit?

As of early 2026, 64% of users say there's holiday spirit

Are neighbors friendly in Lower East, Santa Barbara, CA?

As of early 2026, 59% of users say neighbors are friendly

Is parking easy in Lower East, Santa Barbara, CA?

As of early 2026, 56% of users say parking is easy

Is a car needed in Lower East, Santa Barbara, CA?

As of early 2026, 56% of users say car is needed

Do kids play outside in Lower East, Santa Barbara, CA?

As of early 2026, 31% of users say kids play outside

Are there community events in Lower East, Santa Barbara, CA?

As of early 2026, 17% of users say there are community events

Is Lower East, Santa Barbara, CA quiet?

As of early 2026, 14% of users say it's quiet

Is there wildlife in Lower East, Santa Barbara, CA?

As of early 2026, 11% of users say there's wildlife

What is 728 E Cota St estimated to be worth?

Trulia's estimated value for 728 E Cota St in Santa Barbara, CA is $1,815,200 .

What is the price history for 728 E Cota St?

728 E Cota St in Santa Barbara, CA last sold for $1,050,000 in August 2019.

Is Santa Barbara a buyer's or seller's market?

Santa Barbara is currently a balanced market, based on recent for-sale activity.

What's the median sale price in Santa Barbara?

The median sale price in Santa Barbara is $1.77M. That is down $107K from the prior month.

Does 728 E Cota St have laundry facilities?

Yes, 728 E Cota St in Santa Barbara, CA has in-unit laundry.

How big is the lot at 728 E Cota St?

The lot at 728 E Cota St in Santa Barbara, CA is about 0.14 acres (6,098 sq ft).

OFF MARKET

$1,815,200

Trulia Estimate

3 Beds
2 Baths
1,839 sqft

728 E Cota St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103

Lower East

Est. Refi. Payment $10,892/mo*

Refinance Your Home

Currently Off Market - Sold Aug 20, 2019 for $1,050,000

Home Value

Trulia Estimate

$1.81M

Since last month

$11K (-0.6%)

Since last year

$33K (+1.9%)

Since last sale

$770K (+73.3%)

Learn more about this home's value by checking out its Trulia Estimate, the value of nearby homes, and how much similar homes have sold for.

Trulia Estimate

The of this home's value increased by +74% in the last 10 years

Month	Estimated value
2026
August 2026	$1.82M
August 2026	$1.82M
July 2026	$1.83M
June 2026	$1.85M
May 2026	$1.87M
April 2026	$1.85M
March 2026	$1.92M
February 2026	$1.86M
January 2026	$1.79M
2025
December 2025	$1.76M
November 2025	$1.76M
October 2025	$1.75M
September 2025	$1.79M
August 2025	$1.79M
July 2025	$1.8M
June 2025	$1.8M
May 2025	$1.85M
April 2025	$1.81M
March 2025	$1.86M
February 2025	$1.87M
January 2025	$1.76M
2024
December 2024	$1.8M
November 2024	$1.79M
October 2024	$1.76M
September 2024	$1.72M
August 2024	$1.76M
July 2024	$1.78M
June 2024	$1.8M
May 2024	$1.8M
April 2024	$1.77M
March 2024	$1.73M
February 2024	$1.7M
January 2024	$1.64M
2023
December 2023	$1.67M
November 2023	$1.68M
October 2023	$1.69M
September 2023	$1.69M
August 2023	$1.66M
July 2023	$1.7M
June 2023	$1.7M
May 2023	$1.67M
April 2023	$1.63M
March 2023	$1.61M
February 2023	$1.58M
January 2023	$1.53M
2022
December 2022	$1.54M
November 2022	$1.56M
October 2022	$1.58M
September 2022	$1.58M
August 2022	$1.56M
July 2022	$1.63M
June 2022	$1.69M
May 2022	$1.72M
April 2022	$1.72M
March 2022	$1.68M
February 2022	$1.56M
January 2022	$1.51M
2021
December 2021	$1.5M
November 2021	$1.48M
October 2021	$1.47M
September 2021	$1.46M
August 2021	$1.42M
July 2021	$1.41M
June 2021	$1.36M
May 2021	$1.29M
April 2021	$1.22M
March 2021	$1.21M
February 2021	$1.18M
January 2021	$1.18M
2020
December 2020	$1.15M
November 2020	$1.14M
October 2020	$1.14M
September 2020	$1.11M
August 2020	$1.1M
July 2020	$1.07M
June 2020	$1.08M
May 2020	$1.1M
April 2020	$1.11M
March 2020	$1.08M
February 2020	$1.07M
January 2020	$1.07M
2019
December 2019	$1.07M
November 2019	$1.05M
October 2019	$1.06M
September 2019	$1.05M
August 2019	$1.05M
July 2019	$1.02M
June 2019	$1.03M
May 2019	$1.05M
April 2019	$1.06M
March 2019	$1.07M
February 2019	$1.04M
January 2019	$1.05M
2018
December 2018	$1.05M
November 2018	$1.03M
October 2018	$1.01M
September 2018	$1.02M
August 2018	$1.03M
July 2018	$1.02M
June 2018	$1.02M
May 2018	$1.01M
April 2018	$1.01M
March 2018	$1.01M
February 2018	$1M
January 2018	$981K
2017
December 2017	$986K
November 2017	$1.11M
October 2017	$1.08M
September 2017	$1.06M
August 2017	$1.05M
July 2017	$1.01M
June 2017	$1.07M
May 2017	$1.07M
April 2017	$1.07M
March 2017	$1.03M
February 2017	$1.14M
January 2017	$1.11M
2016
December 2016	$1.08M
November 2016	$1.09M
October 2016	$1.07M
September 2016	$1.05M

Comparable sales

These are recently sold homes that have a similar location or other similar features to this home, like bedrooms, bathrooms, and square footage. Get a sense of the expected prices in the area by viewing these homes.

Address	Distance	Property Type	Sold Price	Sold Date	Bed	Bath	Sqft
920 E Gutierrez St, Santa Barbara, CA	0.26	Single-Family Home	$1,285,000	08/20/26	3	2	1,388
535 N Quarantina St, Santa Barbara, CA	0.09	Single-Family Home	$1,230,000	10/14/25	5	3	1,823
1014 E Ortega St, Santa Barbara, CA	0.27	Single-Family Home	$1,250,000	06/17/26	3	2	1,080
821 E Carrillo St, Santa Barbara, CA	0.43	Single-Family Home	$1,500,000	08/17/26	3	2	1,630
1221 Diana Rd, Santa Barbara, CA	0.48	Single-Family Home	$1,950,000	04/03/26	3	2.5	1,932
1246 Diana Ln, Santa Barbara, CA	0.49	Single-Family Home	$1,230,000	06/09/26	3	1.5	1,334
411 N Alisos St, Santa Barbara, CA	0.25	Single-Family Home	$1,350,000	05/15/26	3	2	791
102 N Milpas St, Santa Barbara, CA	0.48	Single-Family Home	$1,300,000	08/25/26	3	1	1,468
5 Las Alturas Rd, Santa Barbara, CA	0.64	Single-Family Home	$1,520,000	05/21/26	3	2	1,040
857 Ferrelo Pl, Santa Barbara, CA	0.58	Single-Family Home	$2,175,000	11/12/25	4	2	1,659

Nearby home prices

Get a sense of expected prices in the area by checking the value of nearby homes.

Address	Distance	Price	Bed	Bath	Sqft	Status
730 E Cota St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103	0.01	$1,470,000	2	2	-	Recently Sold
535 N Quarantina St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103	0.09	$1,266,600	5	3	1,823	Off Market
706-708 E Haley St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103	0.12	$3,305,000	6	6	4,487	Recently Sold
918 E Ortega St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103	0.19	$2,037,700	3	2	2,549	Off Market
703 Spring St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103	0.20	$1,249,000	4	2	1,230	Off Market
1006 E Cota St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103	0.23	$1,117,800	3	1	1,128	Off Market
535 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA 93103	0.25	$1,825,000	4	2	-	Recently Sold
1012 Alphonse St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103	0.25	$624,000	2	1	720	Recently Sold
618 Olive St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101	0.25	$3,752,900	6	3	-	Off Market
1013 E Cota St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103	0.25	$1,193,900	3	1	989	Off Market
618 E Olive, Santa Barbara, CA 93101	0.26	$3,752,900	14	12	6,000	Off Market
411 N Alisos St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103	0.25	$1,350,000	3	2	791	Recently Sold

Local Information

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Home Highlights

Single-Family Home

Built in 1900

1,839 sqft

$987/sqft

About this House

This single-family home is located at 728 E Cota St, Santa Barbara, CA. 728 E Cota St is in the Lower East neighborhood in Santa Barbara, CA and in ZIP code 93103. This property has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and approximately 1,839 sqft of floor space. This property has a lot size of 6098 sqft and was built in 1900.

728 E Cota St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 is a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 1,839 sqft single-family home in Lower East, built in 1900. It last sold for $1,050,000 on Aug 20, 2019. More recently, it was listed as a rental in August 2023 with an asking price of $6,200 per month. That rental listing was removed on August 31, 2023. This property is not currently displayed as for sale or rent on Trulia. The Trulia Estimate is $1,815,200, with a rent estimate of $6,126/month.

Home Details for 728 E Cota St

Interior Features
Heating & Cooling Heating: Forced AirHeating Fuel: Forced Air
Interior Details Number of Rooms: 6
Appliances & Utilities DryerWasher
Fireplace & Spa Fireplace
Levels, Entrance, & Accessibility Floors: Hardwood

Exterior Features
Exterior Home Features Roof: CompositionExterior: Wood
Parking & Garage Parking: Off Street

Property Information
Year Built Year Built: 1900Year Updated: 1983
Property Type / Style Property Type: Single Family HomeArchitecture: Queen Anne / Victorian

Community
Units in Building: 1

Lot Information
Lot Area: 6098 sqft

Price and Tax history

Date	Event	Price
Aug 31, 2023 Source: Zillow Rentals	ListingRemoved
Aug 26, 2023 Source: Zillow Rentals	PriceChange	$5,500 Price decreased by 11%
Aug 15, 2023 Source: Zillow Rentals	Listed For Rent	$6,200
May 16, 2022 Source: Zillow Rental Manager	ListingRemoved
May 2, 2022 Source: Zillow Rental Manager	Listed For Rent	$5,800
Mar 2, 2021 Source: Zillow Rental Manager	ListingRemoved
Feb 19, 2021 Source: Zillow Rental Manager	Listed For Rent	$4,350
Oct 23, 2019 Source: N/A	ListingRemoved	$3,975
Oct 18, 2019 Source: N/A	PriceChange	$3,975 Price decreased by 12%
Sep 12, 2019 Source: N/A	Listed For Rent	$4,500
Aug 20, 2019 Source: SBMLS #19-984	Sold	$1,050,000
Jul 9, 2019 Source: Agent Provided	Pending	$1,050,000
Jun 28, 2019 Source: Agent Provided	PriceChange	$1,050,000 Price decreased by 2%
Apr 30, 2019 Source: Agent Provided	PendingToActive	$1,075,000
Apr 15, 2019 Source: Agent Provided	Pending	$1,075,000
Mar 26, 2019 Source: Agent Provided	Listed For Sale	$1,075,000
Jan 31, 2018 Source: SBMLS #17-3355	Sold	$999,000
Jan 4, 2018 Source: Agent Provided	Pending	$999,000
Dec 6, 2017 Source: Agent Provided	PriceChange	$999,000 Price decreased by 11%
Nov 7, 2017 Source: Agent Provided	PriceChange	$1,125,000 Price increased by 3%
Nov 6, 2017 Source: Agent Provided	PendingToActive	$1,097,000
Oct 23, 2017 Source: Agent Provided	Pending	$1,097,000
Oct 4, 2017 Source: Agent Provided	Listed For Sale	$1,097,000
Mar 9, 2001 Source: N/A	Sold	$679,000
Sep 28, 1995 Source: N/A	Sold	$272,000

Year	Property tax	Tax assessment
2026	Unavailable	$520,257

Additional Cost

Market trends in Santa Barbara

Last updated July 2026

Avg. sale price

$1.77M

$107KMoM

Sale-to-List Price

98.7%

0.1%MoM

Price per sq ft

$1.18K

$21MoM

Available listings

231

11MoM

Around this home

Washington Elementary School
K-6
Public
477 Students
Santa Barbara Unified School District
6/10
GreatSchools Rating
Parent Rating Average
Wonderful school. Great school , good teachers . This school is beyond a great school .
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What Locals Say about Lower East

At least 7 Trulia users voted on each feature.

100 % Say there are sidewalks
90 % Say it's dog friendly
89 % Say it's walkable to restaurants
75 % Say streets are well-lit
73 % Say it's walkable to grocery stores
69 % Say yards are well-kept
67 % Say people would walk alone at night
64 % Say they plan to stay for at least 5 years
64 % Say there's holiday spirit
59 % Say neighbors are friendly
56 % Say parking is easy
56 % Say car is needed
31 % Say kids play outside
17 % Say there are community events
14 % Say it's quiet
11 % Say there's wildlife

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Frequently asked questions about 728 E Cota St

What is 728 E Cota St estimated to be worth?
Trulia's estimated value for 728 E Cota St in Santa Barbara, CA is $1,815,200.
What is the price history for 728 E Cota St?
728 E Cota St in Santa Barbara, CA last sold for $1,050,000 in August 2019.
Is Santa Barbara a buyer's or seller's market?
Santa Barbara is currently a balanced market, based on recent for-sale activity.
What's the median sale price in Santa Barbara?
The median sale price in Santa Barbara is $1.77M. That is down $107K from the prior month.
Does 728 E Cota St have laundry facilities?
Yes, 728 E Cota St in Santa Barbara, CA has in-unit laundry.
How big is the lot at 728 E Cota St?
The lot at 728 E Cota St in Santa Barbara, CA is about 0.14 acres (6,098 sq ft).