Rankings · How Santee ranks in CA
Santee ranks #40 in California for trails
Santee is ranked on 34 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
Lists ranked on
34
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #40 most trails
Top-quarter finishes
5
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Safety
Top 16% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Santee does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Santee marked.
At a glance
Santee lands in the top half on 17 of 23 lists
Each dot is Santee’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Santee does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
SafetySafety →
Safest#65/411 HealthHealth →
Most active#198/844Fewest uninsured#241/844Lowest obesity#247/844Healthiest#278/844Closest to a top hospital#298/844Fewest smokers#329/844Lowest depression#680/844 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#339/843 People
Most educated#352/844 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#208/438 What kind of place
Faster-rising prices than 76% of California
Not better or worse, just Santee’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Faster-rising prices than 76% of CA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+52.4% in home prices, 5 years
Drier than 74% of CA towns
DrierWetter
12 in of rain + melted snow a year
Fewer homes per newcomer than 66% of CA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
4.9 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Milder winters than 63% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
42.2° January low
Cooler summers than 62% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
86.2° July high
Older than 57% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
40.3 median age
More kids than 57% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
23.1% of residents are under 18
More seniors than 52% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
16.5% of residents are 65+
More year-round than 52% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.5% of homes are seasonal
Next door
Santee out-ranks 4 of its 5 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.