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Santee, CA vs San Leandro, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in San Leandro or is it cheaper to live in Santee?
- San Leandro is 26.2% more expensive than Santee.

Which city has more affordable housing, San Leandro or Santee?
- San Leandro housing costs are 25.5% more expensive than Santee housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Santee or is Health Care more affordable in San Leandro.
- Health related expenses are 31.2% more in San Leandro.
 Santee, CASan Leandro, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock195.5100
 Food & Groceries107.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock116.8100
 Housing234.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$805,900$338,100
 Utilities111  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock124.0100
 Miscellaneous153.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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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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Reviews for San Leandro    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Here we are in the East Bay...the weather year round is very sought after unless you enjoy cold winter snow and extreme summer  More

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Over 17 years ago

This is an interesting town. At the northwest end, McArthur Avenue by the Oakland border, are neighborhoods of well-kept but funky little houses. During the  More

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Over 19 years ago

We have a shopping mall, businesses, community  More

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