Lompoc, CA housing market
Typical home value
$592K
▲ 3.5% 1 yr
Typical rent
$2,126/mo
▲ 3.2% 1 yr
Gross rent yield
4.3%
U.S. 6.3%
5-year home value change
+26%
U.S. +20%
Key takeaways
- 1The typical home in Lompoc is worth $592,450, up 3.5% over the past year and up 26% over five years.
- 2Typical rent is $2,126 a month (+3.2% YoY), a gross rent yield of 4.3% (above the Santa Maria, CA metro's 4.0%).
- 3With 20% down at 7.32%, principal and interest on the typical home is about $3,256/mo, $1,130 more than typical rent.
- 4Zillow forecasts the Santa Maria, CA metro's home values to change +1.9% over the next 12 months.
Market temperature (Santa Maria, CA metro)
Buyer's market
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Zillow Market Heat Index: 43/100, #228 hottest of 546 metros. Below 44 favors buyers; above 55 favors sellers.
Home values and rent
Source: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI and market activity data).
How Lompoc compares
| Measure | Lompoc | Santa Maria, CA metro | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical home value | $592,450 | $988,948 | $366,157 |
| Home value, 1-yr change | +3.5% | +4.3% | +1.2% |
| Typical rent | $2,126 | $3,279 | $1,932 |
| Rent, 1-yr change | +3.2% | +2.9% | +2.7% |
| Gross rent yield | 4.3% | 4.0% | 6.3% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 23.2 | 25.1 | 15.8 |
| Mortgage P&I, typical home | $3,256 | $5,435 | $2,012 |
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Other cities in the Santa Maria, CA metro
Santa Maria, CA
$665K home$2,509 rent
▲ 4.0% 1 yr
Santa Barbara, CA
$1.81M home$3,642 rent
▲ 4.9% 1 yr
Goleta, CA
$1.35M home$3,838 rent
▲ 1.8% 1 yr
City figures are Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI) and observed rent (ZORI). Gross yield is before expenses. Data refreshed Oct 26, 2026.