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Mission Viejo, CA vs Santee, CA

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- Santee is 0% more densely populated than Mission Viejo.
- People are 15.0% less likely to be married in Santee.
- The Median Age is 6.4 years younger in Santee.
 Mission Viejo, CASantee, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock59,679329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.338.4
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 Population - 201093,144  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,975285,036,114
 Population - 199072,820  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now29.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,608.493.4
 Land Area17.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mission Viejo, CASantee, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Mission Viejo, CASantee, CAUnited States
 White61.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian13.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mission Viejo, CASantee, CAUnited States
 Married Population61.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.8%50.2%
 Never Married24.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.812.60
 Households32,690  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,80480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,303  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Mission Viejo    22 Reviews

Beautiful, but for the wealthy. If you make less than 150K, you won't be able to afford to live here. Even for Southern California, MV is off-the-chart expensive. A  More

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Over 12 years ago

Mission Viejo does not charge a business license tax for businesses located in the community and home-based businesses are allowed under current zoning laws as long as  More

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Please give me your advisese i need to know how is the best place to live near los angeles, safe, earthquakes, snakes, best schools, no racism, etc...,i donĀ“t know  More

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Reviews for Santee    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have lived in Santee for 36 years and the changes have been extensive. Traffic has been, and still is, a big problem. However, that's a problem in most CA towns and  More

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Over 13 years ago

San Diego in general is a very expensive place to live. Santee is less so but compared to the rest of the country we are way over  More

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Over 17 years ago

Santee has a great quality of life,low crime, good schools(some of the best schools east county has to offer), fairly short commute time, as it is fairly well central in  More

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