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Santee, CA vs National City, CA

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- The median age of a home in Santee is 23.3% younger than the median age of a home in National City.
 Santee, CANational City, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age43  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$584,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months16.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock56.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.134.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.5$11.0
 Homes Owned70.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented26.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Santee, CANational City, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,580$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,810  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,510$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,530  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,620$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,210  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Santee, CANational City, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.5%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Santee, CANational City, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.1%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9992.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9992.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9996.1%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock14.4%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99919.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock27.3%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9998.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.4%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.5%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock1.8%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Santee, CANational City, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock5.6%13.6%
 2000 to 20099.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock7.1%13.6%
 1980 to 198920.1%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock17.4%14.8%
 1960 to 19697.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock18.3%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.1%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock6.8%12.2%
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Reviews for Santee    10 Reviews
Gallagher · Milwaukee, WI
Almost Perfect
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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Kendra · Santee, CA
Very Expensive
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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Steve  · Santee, CA
Santee
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 National City    1 Reviews
David · National City, CA
Perfect if you really want/need a "cheap" house...
Over 10 years ago

When you can't afford to live anywhere else in the main San Diego metro area...you live in National City or El Cajon. El Cajon has the higher poverty rate, but National  More

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