Goleta Neighborhoods

Known as “The Good Land,” Goleta offers more space, family-friendly neighborhoods, parks, beaches, UCSB access, and everyday convenience.

Goleta — the "Good Land" — stretches from the UCSB coastline and Ellwood’s monarch groves to the foothill canyons and mountain passes above. Explore its neighborhoods below, grouped by area.

Goleta

Tree Farm

A small enclave in the Patterson Avenue area, north of Highway 101.

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Village Terrace

A residential neighborhood on the inland side of Goleta, north of Highway 101.

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Winchester Canyon

A foothill neighborhood along the western edge of Goleta, north of Highway 101.

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Winchester Commons

The adjacent planned community to Winchester Canyon, north of Highway 101.

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El Encanto Heights

Established residential area in north Goleta, toward Cathedral Oaks and Calle Real, north of Highway 101.

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Rancho del Embarcadero

Residential community off Cathedral Oaks Road, paired with Rancho del Ciervo, north of Highway 101.

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Lake Los Carneros

Homes near the lake and nature preserve by Los Carneros Road.

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Storke Ranch

Master-planned newer community near UCSB and the Camino Real Marketplace; walkable, with townhomes and single-family homes, south of Highway 101.

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Old Town Goleta

The historic Goleta core along Hollister Avenue; older homes and shops, south of Highway 101.

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Ellwood / Santa Barbara Shores

Coastal-edge area near Ellwood Mesa and the butterfly grove, south of Highway 101.

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Ellwood Mesa

Bluff-top open space and adjacent homes by the Goleta Butterfly Grove, south of Highway 101.

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Monarch Point

A newer Comstock single-family development beside the butterfly grove, from the early-2000s Ellwood Mesa land swap, south of Highway 101.

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The Bluffs

A coastal-edge community with ocean and mountain views, south of Highway 101.

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Willow Springs

A residential development on the south side near the Storke corridor.

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Coromar

A small residential neighborhood near Hollister and Patterson, south of Highway 101.

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Orilla del Mar

A coastal-side Goleta pocket, south of Highway 101.

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Ocean Terrace

A residential neighborhood near the coast, south of Highway 101.

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Santa Barbara Fairways

A quiet neighborhood near the golf course off Hollister, south of Highway 101.

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South of Hollister

The residential area south of Hollister Avenue toward the coast.

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Isla Vista

Isla Vista

The dense student community adjacent to UCSB; its own unincorporated enclave, just west of the City of Goleta.

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Gaviota Coast

Hollister Ranch

A private, gated rural coastal community with ocean views and exclusive private beaches.

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Santa Ynez Mountains — Foothill Communities

Painted Cave

A rustic mountain community up San Marcos Pass (Highway 154), named for the nearby Chumash Painted Cave site; woodsy and off-the-grid in feel.

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Trout Club

A tiny mountain enclave near Painted Cave, off East Camino Cielo, originally a fishing-club community.

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