City of Santee

About Us

Key Attributes
Sunny climate, good schools, hometown friendliness. Santee prides itself on having a lean government that responds to its citizens' concerns. Collectively, these are among the key attributes of the City of Santee, which has an estimated population of 60,037. Quality-of-life issues are important to local residents, who simultaneously value the abundance of open space as well as convenient shopping in the City’s retail core. Santee also boasts a low crime rate and a median annual household income of $102,000 - the highest in East County.

Santee has nurtured a vibrant local economy by providing for a balance of retail, commercial and residential uses. The 700-acre Town Center district forms a downtown core comprised of business parks, high-density residential and retail businesses that feed off the synergy of Santee Trolley Square shopping complex and the Metropolitan Transit System trolley station.

Santee's History
The City of Santee’s evolution from being a small, backcountry village in the late nineteenth century to becoming a diverse and multifaceted modern city is a fascinating and