Santa Barbara County · California
Tree removal in Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara: 2 National Weather Service storm reports near it that mention trees, 2016–2025, gusts up to 81 mph. Answers for a damaged or risky tree, and a free line to local tree services.
- storm reports with trees near Santa Barbara
- 2
- strongest gust in them
- 81 mph
- with trees across Santa Barbara County
- 5
The call is free and commits you to nothing. A provider prices the work after seeing the tree.
Storm record
Near Santa Barbara, 2016–2025
| Reports that mention trees | 2 |
|---|---|
| Most recent | Oct 14, 2025 · Sep 3, 2017 |
| Strongest gust | 81 mph, measured |
Source: NOAA Storm Events
Santa Barbara County, 2016–2025
| Thunderstorm wind reports | 10 |
|---|---|
| Of those, mentioning trees | 5 |
| Tornado reports | 1 |
Full record for Santa Barbara County
Source: NOAA Storm Events
FEMA risk ratings, Santa Barbara County
| Strong wind | Very low |
|---|---|
| Tornadoes | Very low |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index
Homes in Santa Barbara
| Households | 36,620 |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 5 in 10 homes |
| Owner-occupied | 4 in 10 occupied homes |
| Median year built | 1964 |
Most homes here are rented. At a rented home, tree work is usually the landlord’s decision and bill; the lease says.
Source: Census ACS 2019–2023
If a tree is on a line
| Utilities serving the county | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
|---|---|
| Southern California Edison Co | |
| City of Lompoc |
Call the electric utility first and keep everyone away from the line.
Source: EIA-861, 2024
Questions for Santa Barbara
- Should it come down?mostly rented homes: the landlord usually decides
- Warning signshalf the homes built by 1964, among older trees
- Calling the line
- Cables and braces
- Pruning instead of removal
- What changes the price?
Rules in California
California: tree contractors are licensed by the Contractors State License Board (class C-49, or the older C-61/D-49). License lookup.
Claim complaints: California Department of Insurance.
Map of Santa Barbara
Close by
- Mission Canyon
- Montecito 1 with trees
- Eastern Goleta Valley
- Summerland 1 with trees
- University of California-Santa Barbara
- Isla Vista
- Goleta
- Toro Canyon
- Carpinteria
- Santa Ynez
- Solvang
- Buellton 1 with trees