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Santee, CA vs Joshua Tree, CA

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- The median age of a home in Santee is 7.0% older than the median age of a home in Joshua Tree.
 Santee, CAJoshua Tree, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age43  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$424,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months16.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock83.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.134.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.2$11.0
 Homes Owned70.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock24.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented26.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Santee, CAJoshua Tree, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,790$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,810  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,070$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,530  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,820$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,210  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Santee, CAJoshua Tree, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock20.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.5%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Santee, CAJoshua Tree, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.1%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock2.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9992.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock8.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9992.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock17.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9996.1%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock8.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99919.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock5.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9998.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock2.7%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.5%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.5%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Santee, CAJoshua Tree, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock10.3%13.6%
 2000 to 20099.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock7.1%13.6%
 1980 to 198920.1%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock14.1%14.8%
 1960 to 19697.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock19.3%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.1%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock3.2%12.2%
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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Reviews for Joshua Tree    3 Reviews

1973 - 1987 Like any small town certain families have more pull. This was the case for what seem to even narrow more down to schools like Salazar & Dubose. It seemed  More

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went to crossroads, a local restaurant in town, and ran across some folks who are relocating to joshua tree from south carolina. they were in town to go to the art  More

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Just 45 minutes from Palm Springs, Joshua Tree is 10 to 15 degrees cooler than the low desert, and is the gateway to Joshua Tree National Park. The city itself it tiny,  More

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