Santa Maria, CA has 45 licensed assisted living communities listed on ElderCareCosts. The median estimated cost is $6,906/mo. That's roughly in line with the California state median. Compare providers below, or request a personalized shortlist to start your search.
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Median monthly price, Santa Maria
$6,906/mo
● Santa Maria $6,906 ○ National median $6,230
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Santa Maria figures as of 2025. Method and sources below.
Median costs for assisted living in Santa Maria versus California and the middle state nationally. The 25th and 75th percentile rows are the modeled range explained on the methodology page; in the national column they are percentiles across state medians. Figures are estimates, not quotes.
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The $7,525 monthly figure assumes 44 hours of care a week. The survey standard. At Santa Maria's implied rate of about $39 an hour:
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Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. State-specific Medicaid waiver guides are coming soon.
Nearby: Orcutt $6,906 · Nipomo $6,906 · Guadalupe $6,906 · Garey $6,906 · Casmalia $6,906
Every family starts with a number. Here's what different monthly budgets realistically cover in Santa Maria, grounded in local medians on this page.
A note on counting: we show 45 licensed assisted living communities listed for Santa Maria proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.
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Most listings publish no price. The Santa Maria assisted living median is $6,906/mo, an estimate; ask each community for its own number in writing.
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In the last 365 days: 79 newly licensed · 6 closed. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not a complete state registry dump.
Santa Maria has an estimated population of 110,462. About 12,155 residents (11%) are age 65 or older. Santa Maria is located in Santa Barbara County, California. The median household income is $84,746. Our directory currently lists 45 licensed assisted living communities in Santa Maria. Estimated median cost in Santa Maria is $6,906 per month, compared with $7,000 per month statewide in California.
Source: US Census Bureau (ACS) · Updated Jul 2026.GOVThese services are public and free. We list them before anything we could earn from.
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State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
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We currently list 45 licensed assisted living communities in Santa Maria, CA.
Santa Maria's median assisted living cost is about 1% lower than the California state median.
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Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, assisted living in Santa Maria, CA costs $6,906/month (median).
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (2026). Assisted Living in Santa Maria, CA. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/assisted-living/california/santa-maria/
Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Assisted Living in Santa Maria, CA." ElderCareCosts. Last modified August 10, 2026. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/assisted-living/california/santa-maria/.
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