El Cajon vs Santee
El Cajon, CA compared with Santee, CA · 4 miles apart
El Cajon has 101,755 residents to Santee’s 58,205. El Cajon comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, clear days a year. Santee does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| El Cajon, CA | Santee, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 101,755 | 58,205 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 7,013 | 3,520 |
| Median household income | $67,511 | $113,394 |
| Median home value | $681,700 | $727,200 |
| Median rent | $1,856 | $2,250 |
| Homeownership | 41.5% | 72.4% |
| Average commute | 24.8 min | 26.7 min |
| Median age | 36.1 | 40.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 23% | 35% |
| Poverty rate | 20.5% | 7.9% |
| Unemployment | 9.6% | 4.7% |
| Price to income | 10.1× | 6.4× |
| Clear days a year | 60 | 59 |
| Days above 90°F | 28 | 28 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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