El Cajon
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About El Cajon
City in California, United StatesEl Cajon ( el kə-HOHN, Spanish pronunciation: [el kaˈxon] ; Spanish: El Cajón, lit. 'the box') is a city in San Diego County, California, United States, 17 mi (27 km) east of downtown San Diego. The city takes its name from Rancho El Cajón, which was named for the box-like shape of the valley that surrounds the city, and the origin of the city's common nickname "the Box". As of the 2020 census, El Cajon had a population of 106,215.
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Housing in El Cajon
The typical El Cajon home is worth about $817,000, about the same as a year ago, 7% above the California typical home.
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Safety in El Cajon
Safety Grade C
El Cajon reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 75% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 61%.
Schools in El Cajon
All El Cajon schools →School Grade B-
The public schools El Cajon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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