Santee, CA Economy


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Santee, California is a great place to live with many amenities. It is home to notable companies like Bell Industries, Inc., Santee Cooper Electric Cooperative, and Santee Oil Company. The median rent for a 2 bedroom apartment is $2,530 which is higher than the US average of $1,430. Additionally, the Grocery Cost Index in Santee is 108 versus 100 in the US. All in all, Santee is an attractive city with high rental rates but also a variety of well-known businesses.

Santee has an unemployment rate of 5.8%. The US average is 6.0%.

Santee has seen the job market increase by 1.4% over the last year. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 33.5%, which is higher than the US average of 33.5%.

Tax Rates for Santee
- The Sales Tax Rate for Santee is 7.8%. The US average is 7.3%.
- The Income Tax Rate for Santee is 9.3%. The US average is 4.6%.
- Tax Rates can have a big impact when Comparing Cost of Living.

Income and Salaries for Santee
- The average income of a Santee resident is $30,531 a year. The US average is $28,555 a year.
- The Median household income of a Santee resident is $92,848 a year. The US average is $69,021 a year.

Income by Population Percent

  EconomySantee, CaliforniaUnited States
  5.86
  -8.6%-6.2%
  33.5%33.5%
  7.8%6.2%
  8.0%4.6%
  $38,796$37,638
  $92,848$69,021
  $102,041$85,028
  Population by Occupation
  0.2%1.2%
  0.0%0.5%
  7.8%6.8%
  9.2%10.0%
  1.4%2.5%
  11.4%11.0%
  3.7%4.8%
  1.2%0.8%
  1.6%1.9%
  4.1%4.7%
  1.8%1.9%
  6.9%7.6%
  0.2%0.1%
  3.4%4.2%
  8.7%9.3%
  14.0%14.0%
  4.0%2.1%
  8.7%7.0%
  4.4%4.8%
  7.2%4.7%
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Over 12 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 12 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 16 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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