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Santee, CA vs El Cajon, CA

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 Santee, CAEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock14.138.1
 Snowfall0  Unlock27.8
 Precipitation Days36.939.5106.2
 Sunny268  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock86.185.8
 Avg. Jan. Low44.2  Unlock21.7
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.17
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation ft.3514332443
Reviews for Santee    10 Reviews

Over 14 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 14 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 18 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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Reviews for El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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